Joseph Norton Academy
Academy special converter school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
Location
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Thank you for visiting our school website. We hope that you can use it to find all the information you need about our happy and successful school. We also hope that you will enjoy sharing and celebrating the achievements of our pupils and the work of our amazing team.
W e maintain our website ourselves and have tried to design it to give you a thorough understanding of what we do as well as provide regular updates for members of our community. We welcome feedback and would value your views on how we can continue to develop and improve the site for everyone who views and uses it.
A widely recognised nurture school with an unrelenting focus on safety, enjoyment and pupil progress Working together with pupils, families and professionals, we are determined to shape pupils who are: Confident individuals – who lead safe, healthy and fulfilling lives Successful learners – who enjoy school, make great progress and achieve relevant qualifications Responsible citizens – who are ready and able to make a productive contribution to society We value respect, perseverance, cooperation and responsibility.
These values are reflected in our Ways of Working.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Multi-Sports
- Stem
- Swimming
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Restorative Practice
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 143227
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (9 current, 3 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 Jordan Williams | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Julian Kennett Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Kirk | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Julian Kennett | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Porter | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Eliza Drewery | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kerry Morgan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Josh Greaves | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Ms Sarah Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mr Warwick Firmin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jordan Williams Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Emily Haddock Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · 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