New Ford Academy
Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent (Stoke-on-Trent).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).New Ford Academy is a primary school located in Stoke-on-Trent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 472 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. It is part of the THE LIGHTHOUSE TRUST. The school is led by Miss Emma Ford.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Children s Zone
- Clubs in School
- Mentally Healthy Schools
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 142642
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (7 current, 2 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Dickinson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr David Dickinson Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Whitmore Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2032 |
| Mr Ewan James Campbell Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sandra Louise Bentley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Marshall Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Emma Ford Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Michelle Louise Street Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Kevin Beattie Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
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