Orchard Mead Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Location
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At Orchard Mead Academy, it is our mission to inspire our pupils to grow and succeed. Our Orchard Oath of Work Hard, Be Kind, Be Responsible provides a framework for personal conduct and growth for students.
From the moment a student arrives at Orchard Mead Academy, students will be supported and challenged to meet these expectations: We take pride in our challenging and well-designed curriculum which seeks to give all our students access to a broad, rich and deep education.
A significant proportion of our students study the English Baccalaureate set of subjects to GCSE level, highlighting our drive to ensure all students benefit from an academic and enriching curriculum. Alongside traditional subjects, sport, music and the arts are highly valued.
All of this allows our students to leave us as well rounded aspirational young people, ready for the challenges the next phase in life brings them.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 144629
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (10 current, 1 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 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonal Morjaria | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ian Caldwell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Regan Quinn | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ankar Sohota | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Gary Aldred | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Miss Louise Craig | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Rebecca Graham | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Rebecca Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Jay Virk | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Subrina Johal Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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