Bure Park Specialist Academy
Free schools special school in Great Yarmouth (Norfolk).
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
It is an honour to be the Headteacher of Bure Park Specialist Academy. Our school is an amazing place to lead, to work and to attend. Since opening in September 2021, all visitors and stakeholders in the school have commented on the positive and supportive feel that a tour of the school provides.
I am always in awe of the hard work, compassion and commitment that our staff bring to their work every day. The culture we have created at Bure Park is as a result of a collective ambition to ensure that our pupils succeed socially, academically and personally and all staff are dedicated to making a difference in our pupils everyday lives.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Chess
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Judo
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Beach School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 148572
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (5 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 Nathan Buxton 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 Alison Ruda | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jennie Rooke | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Annie Hardcastle | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Susan Graham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Tamsin Warren Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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