Rivertree Free School
Free schools special school in Bedford (Bedford).
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).Rivertree Free School is a special school located in Bedford. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. The Headteacher is Clare Breare.
Key facts
- URN
- 150792
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kerrie Gobindram Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIchael Davis | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Rebecca Cherry | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lee Robinson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Isabelle Slow | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Val Pendall | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Jess Creed | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Matthew Gibbs | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Shirley Phillips | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kate Sylvester-Kilroy | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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