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Newcroft Pupils Open the New Aldi Store in Shepshed!
Five of our wonderful pupils were very lucky to have been invited by Aldi to ope...
Holiday Club at October Half Term at Newcroft!
FCS will be running a holiday club at Newcroft, open to all local children to a...
Secondary School Applications are Open for Year 6
Secondary school applications for our Year 6 pupils are now open on the Leiceste...
Outstanding Pupil Results in 2024!
We have had another great year of pupil results at Newcroft, demonstrating the continued high impact of our strong curriculum and teaching. We are particula...
Our final newsletter of 2023-24 is out!
We are pleased to share the great work of our pupils during the Summer 2 term, 2...
Diversity Day 2024
We have had a great day celebrating School's Diversity Week! All the chidlren an...
BBC Radio Leicester Visits Newcroft to celebrate a very special pupil!
On 4th June 2024, we were very lucky to have been visited by Jo Bostock from BBC...
Our Summer Term 1 2024 Newsletter is out!
We have had a great Summer 1 2024. Take a look at all of the exciting things we ...
We are exceptionally proud to share the results of our 2023-24 parent survey
We are proud to share the incredible results of our 2023-24 parents' survey. Fou...
Our School Council Visits The Houses of Parliament
Miss Brailsford, Mrs Brown and Mrs Yerolemou were extremely lucky to have taken ...
Our Commitment to the British Values
We are so pleased with our brand new British Values display. The children love s...
World Book Day 2024!
What a wonderful day of reading, dancing and drawing we had! Our theme was 'Litt...
Open Days for 2024-25 Reception Starters
We are pleased to share our open dates for our Reception 2024-25 starters. To fi...
Our Pupil Survey 2023-24 is out!
Find out more about our fantastic pupil survey 2023-24 here. ...
Newcroft Receives the Autism Inclusion Award 2023!
We are proud to be one of only 2 schools in Leicestershire to have been awarded ...
Our Team
Newcroft Primary Academy is led by a senior leadership team with teachers, administrative staff, premises staff, classroom support staff and lunchtime staff making up the full team.
Senior Leaders
Sara Aukland
Head teacher and Designated Safeguarding Leader (DSL) and Designated Teacher
Alice Brailsford
Deputy Head teacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader, PSHE and RSE Leader and the school's Senior Mental Health Leader
Issy Veazey
Assistant Head teacher, Deputy Safeguarding Leader and English Leader
Hannah Wicks
Assistant Head teacher, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader and RE Leader
Diane Lane
Business Director
Charlotte Kirkham
Deputy Head teacher- maternity leave
Amy Bingham
Finance and Office Administrator/ Business Manager
Louise Hunt
SENCo
Rebecca Johnson
EYFS Leader and Reception Class Teacher
Teachers
Jamie Akiens
Class Teacher and Maths Leader
Rosie Cran
Reception Class Teacher and Art and Design Leader
Katie Thompson
Class Teacher and Geography Leader
Lorraine Lloyd
Class Teacher and Phonics and Early Reading Leader
Katie Collins
Pre School Manager/ Teacher and Pre School Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leader
Victoria Hawksworth
Elizabeth Holroyd
Class teacher and MFL Leader
Lucy Lloyd
Class Teacher, Science Leader and ECO council leader
Shannon Marlow
Class Teacher
Jamie Pratt
Class Teacher, History Leader and Computing Leader
Dan Preece
Class Teacher and Music leader
Amy Woodward
Class Teacher, PE and Forest Schools Leader
Abbie Porter
Class Teacher and shared History Leader
Classroom Support
Ria Cook
Learning Support Assistant
Gaynor Hodgett
Learning Support Assistant
Jayne Penman
Learning Support Assistant
Sarah Pickering
Senior Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Jo Brooks
Learning Support Assistant
Emma Brown
Learning Support Assistant
Sophie Cartlidge
Learning Support Assistant
Leanne Cooper
Learning Support Assistant
Jenny Council
Learning Support Assistant
Rachel Eames
Higher Level Teaching Assistant
Hayley Fisher
Pre School Learning Support Assistant and Lunchtime Supervisor
Naomi Green
Teaching Assistant
Wendy Lucken
Cover Supervisor
Emma Plimsaul
Learning Support Assistant
Helenne Snowdon
Learning Support Assistant
Paula Stevenson
Learning Support Assistant
Helen Voss
Teaching Assistant
Emma Yerolemou
Learning Support Assistant and ELSA
Lunchtime Staff
Hilary Dugmore
School Cook
Jennifer Brain
Kitchen Assistant
Jodie Schofield
Lunchtime Supervisor and Cleaner
Office Staff
Laura Hurcombe
Administration Assistant
Wendy Stafford
Office Manager
Other Support Staff
Clare Bailey
Cleaner
Sam Bowie
Lunchtime Supervisor, Cleaner and Wrap Around Care Assistant
Lee Robinson
Premises Officer
Sarah Robinson
Lunchtime Supervisor, Cleaner and Site Support
Debb Rose
Cleaner
