St Nicholas School
Academy special converter school in Southend-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Location
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(01702) 462322 Our School Head's Welcome As Headteacher of this amazing community of students, staff, families and governors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our school website.
St. Nicholas, or 'St. Nick's' as it is known locally, is a thriving special school in Southend-on-Sea which offers students aged 11 – 16 years the opportunity to flourish in a safe, nurturing and creative environment. With just 100 students on roll, we maintain a 'family feel' within our well-resourced provision, where relationships are at the heart of everything that we do.
The well-being and achievement of every student is our priority. Our small class sizes of 12 students enable positive relationships to develop between staff and students and offer the support necessary for students to achieve their individual best.
All students on roll have an Education, Health and Care Plan and St. Nicholas is part of a Multi-Academy Trust, the SEN Trust Southend , along with three other local special schools. Visits to the school for prospective students and their families are offered within a group and take place once a month. If you would like to arrange a visit, then please contact the school office.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 144691
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Barry Philip Levitt Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Nichola Turner | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anne Scott | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Caroline Wilkinson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Rodney Cullen | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sharon Gillespie | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Fox | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Miss April Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Mia Clark-Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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