Queensbridge School
Foundation secondary school in Birmingham (Birmingham).
Location
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Home About us --> At Queensbridge, our mission is to equip all students with the character, skills, and academic knowledge they require to live happy and fulfilled lives Here at Queensbridge, we are a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. We underpin our work with our collective values of Respect, Kindness, Resilience, Leadership and Aspiration.
We develop the character of our students by providing them with a challenging learning environment. Learning, after all, should make you think and should make you work hard. We do this to ensure our students are resilient to the challenges they will grow to face. We provide them with carefully crafted experiences that take them out of their comfort zone.
This enables them to try new things but also to challenge themselves and broaden their experiences. We ensure we develop opportunities for them to express their views and opinions, to have their ideas challenged, to allow them to be curious and ask questions of the world and environment in which they live. We do this while maintaining our beliefs in being kind and respectful.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Pottery
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 103497
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie James | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jo Klaces Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Klaces | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Taffimai Long | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Tom Perry | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Susan Taylor | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Stephen Lewis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sherine El-Menshawy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Masters | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Parnell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Huy Nguyen | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Chris Radford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Phil Tompkin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Deborah James Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Birgit Kehrer Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Andrew Faux Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record