Spring Brook Academy
Academy special converter school in Oldham (Oldham).
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
Our purpose-built school, which is based across two sites, has been designed especially to meet the particular needs of our primary pupils who all experience a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties.
The reasons for these can be various and include children with a diagnosis of Autism, SEMH, Speech, Language and Communication difficulties and having a specific learning need.
Children who attend Spring Brook have an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) outlining their needs which enables us to provide a personalised, individual curriculum offer that ensures they are able to become effective learners and develop a better way of managing their needs.
At the heart of the school's mission, Learning together, learning for all, learning for life, is the belief that all our pupils, whatever their background or ability, will be successful and valued.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Cooking
- Football
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
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
- 143472
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Margaret Ramsbottom Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Valerie Shaw Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Kelsie Dinnery | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Gemma Cox | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Catherine Barber-Brown | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Bond | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robin Lindsay | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Valerie Shaw Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Howard | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Margaret Ramsbottom Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Liam Kennedy Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Sally Pulman Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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