Establishment group DISCOVERY EDUCATIONAL TRUST

UID: 2424

Multi-academy trust

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Address
St Martin's School Brentwood Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2HG
Unique group identifier (UID)
2424
Group identifier (ID)
TR02102
Company number
(also known as Companies House (CH) number)
07638800 (opens in new tab)
UK provider reference number (UKPRN)
10058751
Group type
Multi-academy trust
Incorporated on (open date)
18 May 2011
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  • St Martin's School Brentwood

    Address
    Hanging Hill Lane, Hutton, Brentwood, CM13 2HG
    Phase / type
    Secondary, Academy converter
    URN
    136875
    UKPRN
    10034134
    LAESTAB
    881/5433
    Status
    Open
    Local authority name
    Essex
    Joined date
    1 July 2011

  • Larchwood Primary School

    Address
    Larchwood Gardens, Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 9NG
    Phase / type
    Primary, Academy sponsor led
    URN
    140828
    UKPRN
    10045829
    LAESTAB
    881/2105
    Status
    Open
    Local authority name
    Essex
    Joined date
    1 July 2014

  • Chase High School

    Address
    Prittlewell Chase, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RT
    Phase / type
    Secondary, Academy sponsor led
    URN
    141741
    UKPRN
    10048761
    LAESTAB
    882/4000
    Status
    Open
    Local authority name
    Southend-on-Sea
    Joined date
    1 April 2015

  • Hogarth Primary School

    Address
    Riseway, Brentwood, CM15 8BG
    Phase / type
    Primary, Academy converter
    URN
    149968
    UKPRN
    10092920
    LAESTAB
    881/2838
    Status
    Open
    Local authority name
    Essex
    Joined date
    1 September 2023

  • Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School

    Address
    School Road, Kelvedon Hatch, Brentwood, CM15 0DH
    Phase / type
    Primary, Academy converter
    URN
    149969
    UKPRN
    10092921
    LAESTAB
    881/2680
    Status
    Open
    Local authority name
    Essex
    Joined date
    1 January 2024

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Delegated authority of local governing body

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Corporate contact

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This only applies to organisations (most often a diocese or higher education institution) which are a corporate member or director/trustee of an academy trust. They should provide contact details here for someone in their organisation who can provide information on which members of their organisation have acted in the capacity of corporate member or corporate director/trustee.

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Shared chairs of local governing body

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Shared local governors

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Chair of trustees

Chair of trustees
Name Governance role identifier (GID) Appointed by From To
Mrs Helen Witty 1823352 Appointed by GB/board 1 September 2025 31 August 2026

Trustees

Trustees
Name Governance role identifier (GID) Appointed by From To
Mr Chris Hearn 1878413 Appointed by GB/board 10 May 2026 9 May 2030
Mrs Hope Martins 1863603 Appointed by academy members 5 February 2026 4 February 2030
Mr Maneesh Jain 1813862 Appointed by academy members 16 May 2025 15 May 2029
Mr Frazer Ferguson 1751175 Appointed by academy members 12 July 2024 11 July 2028
Mrs Helen Witty 1750295 Appointed by academy members 9 July 2024 8 July 2028
Mr Stephen John Baines 1671351 Appointed by academy members 19 May 2023 18 May 2027
Mr Steven Frank Whitley 1671352 Appointed by academy members 19 May 2023 18 May 2027
Mr Roger John Juniper 1627392 Appointed by academy members 1 September 2022 31 August 2026
Mr Ryan Duff 1429256 Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal 24 February 2020 Not recorded

Members

Members
Name Governance role identifier (GID) Appointed by From
Mr Dave Smith 1425187 Appointed by academy members 29 January 2020
Mrs Kanta Wild-Smith 1584151 Appointed by academy members 2 March 2022
Mr Paul Day 1319132 Appointed by academy members 10 May 2018

Accounting officer

Accounting officer
Name Governance role identifier (GID) From To
Mr Ryan Duff 1429255 24 February 2020 Not recorded

Chief financial officer

Chief financial officer
Name Governance role identifier (GID) From To
Mr Paul Griffiths 1063655 1 November 2021 Not recorded

Governance professional - multi-academy trust (MAT)

Governance professional - multi-academy trust (MAT)
Name Governance role identifier (GID) Date of appointment Date appointment ended
Mrs Claire Goode 1793539 20 January 2025 Not recorded

Shared governance professionals

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Historic (left within last 12 months)

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Historical governance
Name Governance role identifier (GID) Role From To
David Richard Denchfield 1727113 Member 12 February 2024 8 June 2026
Una Agnes B Connolly 1725343 Member 26 January 2024 15 May 2026
Chris Hearn 1063750 Trustee 10 May 2022 9 May 2026
Helen Witty 1754069 Chair of trustees 1 September 2024 31 August 2025
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