Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Location
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A very warm welcome to our Academy, where all children are valued and where all staff work hard to help every child reach his or her full potential. We are incredibly proud of each and every unique child here at Thurnby Mead Primary Academy.
I would be pleased to show you around our lovely school and give you the opportunity to see our enabling environment and meet our wonderful staff and children. Dudley Avenue, Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, LE5 2EG T: 0116 241 3086 E: [emailprotected] Tmet About Us News Work with Us
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Open to all classes
- Children only
Key facts
- URN
- 142967
- 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
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- 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.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cathy Brown Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lisa Cochrane | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Hughes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alexander Ashcroft | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Beth Lovell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Alexandra Lysaght | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Michelle Woodhouse | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Nada Adam Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lisa Cochrane Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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