Ebor Gardens Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ebor Gardens Primary Academy is a primary school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 419 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Natalie Wathen.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142629
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Sanderson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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 |
| Ms Carley-Jo Ellison | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sunandita Sharma | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Shamila Kafait | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Joshua Mitchell-Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jade Milne | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Kathryn Thompson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jessica Jenkins | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ben Leach | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Natalie Wathen | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Bhavna Gupta | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Surfraz Ahmed Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mark Wood Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · 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