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Location

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About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

The Edge Academy is a alternative provision school located in Birmingham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Interim Headteacher is Adam Smith.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Attachment Aware Schools
  • Trauma Informed Schools

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • ArtsmarkArts and culture

Key facts

URN
142071
Type
Free schools alternative provision
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Northfield
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2015

Governing body (10 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

8 governors are 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Marcia Greenwood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Carol McCullough Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Adam Smith Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mrs Rachel CurrieChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mrs Fiona McGarry Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Timothy John BoyesMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020
Mrs Ruth Harker Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2029
Mrs Ruth Harker Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019
Mr Gerard Dufficy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2017 · until 2029
Ms Eileen Schofield Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2015 · until 2029
Mrs Caroline Lane Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2015 · term ended 2025

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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