What is an Academy?

Academies are independent, state-funded schools, which receive their funding directly from central government, rather than through a local authority.

The day-to-day running of the school is with the head teacher, but they are overseen by individual charitable bodies called academy trusts.

At Eppleton Academy, we are a Single Academy Trust which has a board consisting of five members.  These members determine the ethos and purpose of the Trust and the way it will be governed - this is set out in the Articles of Association which you can access via the below document.

Meet the Academy Trust Members

Meet the Board of Trustees 

The Trust Members devolve the day-to-day running of the Academy Trust to a Board of Trustees

Further information on the Trust Members and Trustees can be found on Get information about schools 

Eppleton Academy Primary makes available for public inspection:

• the agenda for every meeting of the trustees, local governing bodies and committees
• the approved minutes of each meeting
• any report, document or other paper considered at each meeting.

Please submit a freedom of information request to office@eppletonacademyprimary.co.uk detailing your reason for the request and trustees will consider and release the requested information.

The trust may exclude from any item any material relating to:

• a named teacher or other employee or proposed employee
• a named pupil or student at the academy, or candidate for admission or referral to it
• any matter which, by reason of its nature, the trustees are satisfied should remain confidential.