Bradfields Academy
School Name: Bradfields Academy Address: Churchill Avenue Town/City: Chatham County: Kent Postcode: ME5 0LB Telephone Number: 01634 683990 Website: www.bradfieldsacademy.co.uk
Phase: Ages 4-19 Type: Academy special converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2014 Trust: Fortis Trust
Principal: Mr David Waters
Capacity: 444
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 452 (64% boys & 36% girls)
Enrollment: 102% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 49.7%
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
URN: 140701
DfE Number: 887/7042
UKPRN: 10045647
UPRN: 44045643
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Medway (E06000035)
Constituency: Chatham and Aylesford (E14001157)
Electoral Ward: Wayfield & Weeds Wood (E05014472)
Easting & Northing: 576079E, 164556N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 21' 12.34" N 0° 31' 38.78" E
Plus Code: 9F329G3G+9X
DfE Record: View record
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- Mrs Johanna Aiyathurai - Local Governor. Appointed on 7 October 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 24 March 2026.
- Ms Sophie Ives - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2030.
- Ms Caron Johnson - Local Governor. Appointed on 31 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 March 2029.
- Mr Michael Ian Kemlo - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 10 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 March 2029.
- Councillor Edmund Ralph Barralet Peake - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 March 2028.
- Mrs Marie Sweetlove-Smyth - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 22 January 2028.
- Mr David Waters - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 25 September 2027.