Glade Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Brandon (Suffolk).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Glade Academy is a primary school located in Brandon, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 189 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Miss Tracey McCarthy.
Key facts
- URN
- 145476
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maureen Eade | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Cresswell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Deborah Anne Louise Hinks Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Annmarie Cheshire | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Terry Stephen Hawkins | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sarah Picken Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Imran Khan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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