Sparken Hill Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: Sparken Hill Academy
Address: Sparken Hill
Town/City: Worksop
County: Nottinghamshire
Postcode: S80 1AW
Telephone Number: 01909 534060
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2014
Trust: Sparken Hill Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Principal: Mr Richard Lilley
Capacity: 575
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 556 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 97% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 41.5%

Location and administration

URN: 141541
DfE Number: 891/2933
UKPRN: 10047889
UPRN: 100031292328
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: Bassetlaw (E07000171)
Constituency: Bassetlaw (E14001079)
Electoral Ward: Worksop South (E05006400)

Easting & Northing: 458792E, 377713N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 17' 37.54" N 1° 7' 9.45" W
Plus Code: 9C5W7VVJ+G7

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Outwood Academy Portland (0.0km)
  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School (0.3km)
  3. Whitegates College (0.7km)
  4. The Tailor Made Programmes Team (0.7km)
  5. Worksop Priory Church of England Primary Academy (0.7km)
  6. Worksop College (1.2km)
  7. St Anne's CofE Primary School (1.3km)
  8. Sir Edmund Hillary Academy (2.1km)
  9. Redlands Primary and Nursery School (2.1km)
  10. The St Augustine's Academy (2.2km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Michael John Bland - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
  • Miss Lisa Bunn - Trustee. Appointed on 29 September 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 September 2029.
  • Mrs Donna Carter - Trustee. Appointed on 25 June 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 June 2028.
  • Mr Ryan Collins - Trustee. Appointed on 16 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 16 October 2029.
  • Mrs Marion Cutts - Member. Appointed on 1 November 2014 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mrs Vicky Dashper - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 November 2014.
  • Mr Graham Eden - Trustee. Appointed on 16 October 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 16 October 2029.
  • Mr Philip Gawthorpe - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 11 December 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 October 2026.
  • Rev David Richard Gough - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Kirsty Heaton - Trustee. Appointed on 18 July 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 16 September 2025.
  • Mr Richard Lilley - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 November 2014.
  • Mrs Clare Middleton - Trustee. Appointed on 23 June 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 June 2028.
  • Mrs Kate Elizabeth Phoenix - Trustee. Appointed on 19 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 April 2030.
  • Mrs Mary Pimm - Trustee. Appointed on 25 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 January 2027.
  • Councillor John Charles Shephard - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Sue Sparks - Trustee. Appointed on 6 July 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 July 2029.
  • Mrs Frances Walker - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Sian Louise Wichmann - Trustee. Appointed on 21 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 September 2029.