Goffs - Churchgate Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire).
Location
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It is a great honour to welcome you to Goffs-Churchgate Academy. This is a community I care deeply about. It is a privilege to lead a school that is so integral in shaping the future of young people, which it does by fulfilling our shared vision of no set destiny for any child .
Goffs-Churchgate is a smaller than average secondary school, and that is one of our greatest strengths. It allows us to create a learning environment where every student is known, valued, and supported.
Strong relationships are at the heart of the school, and this is reflected in the pride our staff and students have in their school and the positive culture you feel as soon as you walk through our doors.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
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
- 145297
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Broxbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (6 current, 0 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 Mark Anderson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Allum | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Haries Constantinou | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Esin Akdogan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Prudence Hardwick | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dino Direnzo | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 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