Kensington Junior Academy
Academy converter primary school in Ilkeston (Derbyshire).
Location
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Recent OFSTED Inspection: Kensington is a GOOD school! Our aim is to create a learning environment where parents, teachers and governors work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust, enabling all children to feel valued and allowing for the best possible educational achievement.
We actively promote a culture where children care for themselves and each other, for their school and their community, and where they can develop as happy, responsible and self-disciplined members of society. The curriculum at Kensington is firmly rooted in the needs of its learners and the local community.
Our vision is that all learners have access to high quality learning experiences, which ensure our children have a wide subject knowledge and consequently attain well.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 147359
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Erewash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (7 current, 5 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 Nick Bacon | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Janet Belinda Parker Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Parker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Holly Pickering | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Carl Oakland | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Jill Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Victor Pilbeam | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jennifer Sparks | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Harry Taylor Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Adam White Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Matthew Posaner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Nathaniel Golden Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · 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