Academy Leadership
Mark Wilson
Interim CEO and Accounting Officer
White Rose Academies Trust
Mark Wood
Interim CFO
White Rose Academies Trust
Principals
Richard Chattoe
Principal - Leeds City Academy
Prior to commencing his role as Principal at Leeds City Academy in March 2019, Richard worked as Vice Principal at Leeds West Academy, with responsibility for the improvement in the quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment across the school. Richard was delighted to have played such a significant role in establishing a range of innovative and highly impactful strategies...
Dan Whieldon
Principal - Leeds West Academy
Dan has been Principal at Leeds West Academy since September 2020 after initially joining the academy as a Vice Principal in 2018 before promotion to Head of School and subsequently to Principal. Leeds West has undergone a transformative period..
Kate Burton
Principal - Alder Tree Primary
Kate Burton began teaching in Manchester at Old Trafford Primary in 2003 and as her career progressed she moved across to Bradford. She has worked at Bowling Park Primary School since 2008 as an Assistant Head for EYFS, Deputy Head and more recently Head of School...
Mark Ayres
Interim Principal - Leeds East Academy
Bio coming soon...
Vice Principals
Rachel Sharples
Vice Principal - White Rose Academies Trust
Rachel Sharples is delighted to join the White Rose Academies Trust as Vice Principal focusing on Academy improvement. Prior to her appointment, Rachel was Assistant Principal with responsibility for driving the quality of Teaching and Learning at Darton Academy, part of the Delta Academies Trust...
Matt Sinclair
Vice Principal - White Rose Academies Trust
Bio coming soon...