Horbury Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Horbury Primary Academy is a primary school located in Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 445 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the ACCORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr James Tucker.
Key facts
- URN
- 143811
- 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
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deborah Jane Adams | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Horrigan Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Bailey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jenna Hulme | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Pamela Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Tucker | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Lyles | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Katharine Heels | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Deborah Jane Adams Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alan Warboys Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | 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