Saffron Valley Collegiate
Academy alternative provision converter school in Croydon (Croydon).
Location
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Welcome to Saffron Valley Collegiate, where every young person's journey matters. At SVC, our mission is to provide a personalised educational experience that truly identifies and responds to the unique circumstances and needs of each individual child or young person in our care.
We believe that every student deserves the opportunity to succeed, and we are committed to enabling all our pupils to progress and become successful, confident learners. "We deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which enables learners to make progress within a nurturing environment.
Since many of our learners have experienced significant gaps in their education we provide small class sizes and a range of opportunities tailored to individual need." "The staff at KS4 South have helped me build confidence and maturity. We have had many ups and downs but they stuck with me throughout it all. Thank you for teaching me to always try new things and persevere " -
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Photography
- Stem
- Textiles
Key facts
- URN
- 149606
- Type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (6 current, 2 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 Huibert Jacobus Jeffrey De Kleijn Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Markieu Hayden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr William Moss | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Huibert Jacobus Jeffrey De Kleijn | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Margaret Bird | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Angela Wellington | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gillian LaRocque | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Alfred Johnston Confirmed same person 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