Daylesford Academy
Academy alternative provision sponsor led school in Solihull (Solihull).
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
To ensure that no young person is educationally disadvantaged. The Daylesford Academy Family is built on the core values of Caring, Believing, Achieving and Understanding and strives to provide a safe and supportive environment where all pupils have high aspirations, thrive, both personally and academically, and succeed in being the best that they can be.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Restorative Practice
- Trauma Informed Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 149062
- Type
- Academy alternative provision sponsor led
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (4 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 Darren Gelder Confirmed same person | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Brookes | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Danielle Marie Givens | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Timothy Francis John Myddleton-Evans Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
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