Heathfields Infant Academy
Academy converter primary school in Tamworth (Staffordshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Fierté Family of Schools Vision and Values Welcome to Heathfields Infant and Wilnecote Junior Academies! We are part of the Fiert Multi-Academy Trust.
We wholeheartedly commit to supporting our local communities to thrive by maximising every opportunity for learning and care and ultimately to achieve our vision : Our values are the thread that drive excellence and create the culture in which we can all excel. Heathfields Infant and Wilnecote Junior believe in Achieving Together and having PRIDE in everything we do.
We pride ourselves on being caring, family-friendly schools where you will find enthusiastic and well-trained staff with high expectations that all children can succeed. The emotional well-being of our pupils underpins all other areas of learning.
Through a Growth Mindset approach we embed emotional resilience throughout the child's day, with the goal to give them life skills that will support them as the go through life. We aim to provide a socially, cultural, holistic, and wellness focused approach to support the emotional development of all children and adults within the school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 147571
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Tamworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Fletcher | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cheryl Harridence | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Miss Anja Elezabeth Hartveld | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matt Aston | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Kirsty Colegate | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ben Clarke | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gareth Woods | Local Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Melloy | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Kelly Williams | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Nicola Glover Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
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