Redhill Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Telford (Telford and Wrekin).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Redhill Primary Academy is a primary school located in Telford, Telford and Wrekin. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 485 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Claire Whiting.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- International School AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 146026
- 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
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- Telford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (8 current, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Raj Samra | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Topper Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Dara Michael Carroll Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Dara Michael Carroll Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Gemma A Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Thomas Clark | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Raj Samra | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gemma Himsworth | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Danielle Dobson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Duncan Marshall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Shannon Rogers | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Simon Topper Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Dara Michael Carroll Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip John Nicholls Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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