Wellspring Governance
Effective governance with robust oversight and assurance enables confident, high-quality leadership. Governors oversee financial, academic and pastoral performance and hold the Trust to account for the support it provides.
Good governance is at the heart of Wellspring. Our governance structures bring rigour, challenge and accountability. Those involved in our governance at all levels share a common objective – a determination to secure the best possible life chances for the children and young people in our care…
Sponsor: Barnsley College
Barnsley College is a Government approved Multi-Academy Trust sponsor, responsible for setting up the Wellspring MAT. The sponsor appointed the original Members and has the right to appoint Directors. The sponsor is able to demonstrate robust governance and clear lines of accountability. The Trust is the vehicle for sponsoring schools. There is no contractual relationship between the College and EFA in relation to the Trust.
Members
Barry Eldred
Company Director, Deputy Lieutenant for South Yorkshire. Former Non-Executive. Director of Barnsley Building Society (twice Chair). Northern Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and trustee of various other bodies.
Hearl Lenton
FRICS, Company Director.
Prof Rachel Lofthouse PhD BSc
Professor of Teacher Education at Leeds Beckett University
Russell Gill
MBA, Head of Community Delivery, Co-op Group. Chair of Co-op Academies Trust & trustee of the People’s History Museum.
Cheryl Hobson
CIPFA MBA. Financial & Business Consultant. Chair of Trust Board. Board appointed.
Board of Trustees
Molly Beever
B.Ed. Retired Work-related Learning Consultant & Assistant Director of Faculty. Board appointed.
Jennifer Brearley
MBA CIPFA , Independent Consultant. Previous Deputy Director of Finance & Strategy, Health Education England. Board appointed.
Luke Sheriff
MA. Tax Manager at KPMG. Member Appointed
Dr Helen Pheby
Appointed May 2023
– Trustee Appointed
– PhD. B.A . Associate Director at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Amarron Frederick
LIBF. Vice President – Relationship Director – SME Business Banking at Barclays Bank.
Cheryl Hobson
CIPFA MBA. Financial & Business Consultant. Chair of Trust Board & Wellspring Member. Board appointed.
Ken Battye
B.Education, B.Philosophy, Cert.Teaching. Ofsted Inspector, Educational Consultant & Director Headsupport (UK) Ltd.
Lead & Team Inspector Middle East for Educational Development Trust. Member Appointed.
Yiannis Koursis OBE
CMgr FCMI FRSA. Principal & CEO of Barnsley College. Sponsor appointed.
Mark Wilson
National Leader of Education. CEO of Wellspring Academy Trust. Ex-officio.
Matthew Welsh
Company Director at Textile Mania. Member Appointed.
Dr Andy Hodgkinson
PHD. BA. QTS. Programme Lead – University College London (centre for Education Leadership). Previous Executive Headteacher, University Fellow & System Advisor. Member Appointed.
Board Scrutiny Committees
Audit & Risk Committee
Finance & Resources Committee
Standards Committee
Trust Functions
Central
Office
Management
Human
Resources
Payroll
Finance
School
Improvement
Internal &
External Audit
Quality
Assurance
Governance
Academies
| Academy Name & Location | Academy Conversion & Type of Conversion. | Type of Academy (Primary/Special/Alternative Provision or Secondary) | Ofsted Grade | (Executive) Principal in charge of the Academy. | Local Governing Body the Academy is part of & their Chair. |
| The Forest Academy (Barnsley) | Sponsored May 2013 | Primary | Outstanding Feb 2023 | Principal Katie Pierce |
Barnsley Primary Partnership LGB Chair: Michael Sanderson |
| Oakwell Rise Academy (Barnsley) | Sponsored Feb 2017 | Primary | Good Oct 2021 | Principal Jessica Jenkins |
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| Oakhill Primary Academy (Barnsley) | Converter Sept 2016 | Primary | Good July 2019 | Principal Lisa McCarthy |
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| Elements Primary School (Leeds) | Free School Sept 2018 | Primary | Good Jan 2023 | Executive Principal Carrie Green |
Bramley & Elements LGB Phillip Whitehead |
| Bramley Park Academy (Leeds) | Sponsored Nov 2018 | Primary | Outstanding March 2023 | ||
| Victoria Primary Academy (Leeds) | Converter Nov 2015 | Primary | Good 27 September 2022 | Principal Jon Green |
Ebor & Victoria LGB Chair: Michael Sanderson |
| Ebor Gardens Primary Academy (Leeds) | Converter April 2016 | Primary | Good March 2019 | Principal Natalie Wathen |
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| Littlecoates Primary Academy (Grimsby) | Converter July 2016 | Primary | Good July 2019 | Principal Neville Wilkinson |
Littlecoates LGB Chair: Rosalind Smith |
| Lacey Gardens Junior Academy (Louth) | Converted Nov 2018 | Primary | Good Feb 2018 | Executive Principal Emma Beveridge |
Lacey & Eastfield LGB Chair: Karl Gabbitas |
| Eastfield Infants and Nursery Academy (Louth) | Converted Nov 2018 | Primary | Requires Improvement Feb 2018 | ||
| Sevenhills Alternative Academy (Grimsby) | Converter Dec 2014 | Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 | Executive Principal Phil Hutchinson |
Sevenhills & Phoenix Park LGB Chair: John Cottingham |
| Phoenix Park Alternative Academy (Grimsby) | Sponsored Dec 2014 | Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 | ||
| Springwell Leeds Academy (Leeds) | Sponsored Sept 2016 | Special | Good June 2019 | Executive Principal Scott Jacques |
Springwell Leeds & Harrogate LGB Chair: Ken Morton |
| Springwell Harrogate (Harrogate) | Transfer April 2020 | Alternative Provision | Outstanding June 2015 | ||
| Forest Moor School | Sponsored July 2021 | Special | Requires Improvement September 2019 | Governing Group | |
| Green Meadows Academy (Leeds) | Sponsored May 2021 | Special | Not yet inspected | Governing Group | |
| Penny Field School (Leeds) | Sponsored May 2021 | Special | Not yet inspected | Penny Field LGB Chair: Chris Graefe |
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| Springwell Alternative Academy Spalding | Free School January 2020 | Alternative provision | Not yet inspected | Executive Principal Lisa Day |
Springwell Lincoln City LGB Chair: Tom Gunter |
| Springwell Alternative Academy Grantham | Free School May 2019 | Alternative provision | Good 27 September 2022 | ||
| Springwell Alternative Academy Mablethorpe | Free School Sept 2019 | Alternative provision | Not yet inspected | ||
| Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln | Free School May 2019 | Alternative provision | Good 12 July 2022 | ||
| Springwell Alternative Academy (Barnsley) | Converter Dec 2014 | Alternative provision | Good Dec 2017 | Executive Principal Sarah Wilson |
Springwell Learning Community & Greenacre LGB Chair: George Wild |
| Springwell Special Academy (Barnsley) | Converter Dec 2014 | Special | Good March 2022 | ||
| Greenacre School (Barnsley) | Converter April 2017 | Special | Outstanding Jan 2018 | ||
| Joseph Norton Academy (Huddersfield) | Converter Sept 2016 | Special | Good April 2019 | Joseph Norton LGB Chair: Julian Kennett | |
| Beacon Academy (Grimsby) | Re-brokerage Sept 2017 | Secondary | Good Jan 2019 | Headteacher Jason Thurley |
Beacon LGB Chair: George Krawiec |
| The Forest School (Knaresborough) | Converter April 2020 | Special | Outstanding June 2015 | Principal Shona Crichton |
Forest School LGB Chair: Tim Mottram |
| Horncastle Primary School (Lincolnshire) | Converter Sept 2021 | Primary | Not yet inspected | Headteacher Andy Cook |
Horncastle LGB Chair: Kathy Christie |
| Coomb Briggs Primary Academy (Immingham) | Converter February 2023 | Primary | Not yet inspected | Headteacher Helen Redmond |
Coomb Briggs LGB Chair: Valerie Crosby |
| Trent View College (Scunthorpe) | Free School Sept 2023 | Special | Not yet inspected | Principal Sarah Parker |
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| Parkside School (Bradford) | Converter Sept 2023 | Secondary | Not yet inspected | Principal Katharine Needham |
