Green Meadows Academy
Academy special sponsor led school in Leeds (Leeds).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Green Meadows Academy is a special school located in Leeds. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. The Headteacher is Shona Crichton.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 148654
- Type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Morton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Thornton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Scott Jacques | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Shona Crichton | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Robert Stott | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jayne Bowler | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Catherine Jane O'Gara | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Caroline Day | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Stella Croot | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Chris Plowright | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Shaunagh Barker | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Wilson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 |
| Ms Andrea Cowans Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
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