Greenacre School
Academy special converter school in Barnsley (Barnsley).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Greenacre School is a special school located in Barnsley. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 19. The Headteacher is Laura Flynn.
Key facts
- URN
- 141704
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnsley
- Constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wild | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Melissa Adderley | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 |
| Emma Nuttall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sian Vaughton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Vicki Geldart | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Michael Ibbotson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Tom O'Hara | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Pam Bower | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Sarah Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Adam Fox Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mark Wood Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record