Atlantic Academy
Free schools secondary school in Bideford (Devon).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Atlantic Academy is a secondary school located in Bideford, Devon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 227 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 300. It is part of the ATHENA LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Dr Claire Ankers.
Key facts
- URN
- 146567
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Torridge and Tavistock
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Humphries Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gail Whenman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fiona Darey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Keri-Anne Pentecost | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jade Sienkiewicz-Parkes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sheila Bloomfield | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Gierke | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hannah Evans | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Brookes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Ruddick | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kerry Gould | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Claire Ankers | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Julie Picillo Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · 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