The Fusion Academy
Free schools special school in Leicester (Leicestershire).
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
Open Thinking Partnership is a collaborative Multi Academy Trust which was established in August 2020. The Trust is committed to ensuring children and young people with a diverse range of needs can access the best possible provision within Leicestershire and the wider area. The Trust works in close partnership with other Trusts and individual schools.
Open to ensuring our schools recognise and meet the needs of a diverse range of individuals. Thinking so that our approaches are based on strong evaluation which values, nurtures and challenges all our young people—no single approach but one which best meets their needs.
Partnership ensuring our schools work together with families, each other, other agencies, and the local community. Within the Trust we have a shared vision that with strong leadership, well defined structures and processes alongside clear communication we can provide education which is flexible to meet individual needs.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Football
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Zones of Regulation
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 147858
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Samantha Roberts | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Claire Craddock | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria Smith | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Debra Watson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Laura Brookhouse | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Samantha Phillips | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kelly Dryden | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Dylan Mathieson-Dodd Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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