Edith Weston Academy
Academy converter primary school in Oakham (Rutland).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Edith Weston Academy is a primary school located in Oakham, Rutland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 67 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 189. It is part of the BROOKE HILL ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. The school is led by Headteacher Ellie Kapler.
Enrichment
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- About Who's Who
- Swimming Pool
- The Brooke Hill Academy Trust
- Classes Barn Owls
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Key facts
- URN
- 142544
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (6 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Haynes Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Shepherd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Cheryl Hilton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebekah Day | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Colin Westermann | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ellie Kapler | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 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