The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Academy converter all-through school in Harleston (Norfolk).
Location
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Worried? Feed Staff Links Student Links Parent Links Translate Home / About Us The Harleston Sancroft Academy has evolved to where it is now with dignity, strength and kindness. I feel valued as a member of staff. I like the fact the school has a clear vision, a vision that I feel a part of. Every single person who works at the school contributes to who I am.
It truly is a special place where we are all one big family.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 149197
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (8 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hutton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Jarvis | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fiona Wilson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Sherington | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Heather Brand | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Rob Connelly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Andrew Curtis | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Zoe Moyse Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Peter Jarvis Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ellen Watson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Fiona Wilson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mark Raines Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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