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School · All-throughiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

The John Wallis Church of England Academy

Academy sponsor led all-through school in Ashford (Kent).

Attainment 8
36.4
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
23.7%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
89.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.5
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.1%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
20.5%
2024/25
Capacity
96%
1,650 / 1,720 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

The John Wallis Church of England Academy is a Church of England all-through school located in Ashford, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 19 and currently has 1,731 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,790. It is part of the THE JOHN WALLIS Church of England ACADEMY, ASHFORD. The school is led by Mr Damian McBeath.

Key facts

URN
136197
Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Ages
0 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Ashford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2010

Governing body (14 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

15 governors are linked to a profile (14 confirmed, 1 (likely)).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Nicholas Lockyer-FinckenChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mrs Eleanor Matthews Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2026 · until 2030
Ms Michaela Barnard Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2025 · until 2029
Mr Mark Hughes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Robert Nicholas Mills Rendall Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2024 · until 2028
Dr James Ingham Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Jennifer Tobin (likely)TrusteeTrust boardPersons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)since 2024 · until 2028
Doctor Rupert Evenett Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2029
Dr Rupert Evenett Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022
Mr Damian McBeath Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2020
Venerable Darren MillerMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2019
Mr Alfred Nicol Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2014 · until 2030
Canon Quentin Roper Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2012
Mrs Natascha Stack Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Margaret Ayers FormerMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Victoria Windus FormerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mrs Annelli Peavot Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2023 · term ended 2026
The Reverend Jeremy Worthen Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2020 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Leighann Lambert Confirmed same personGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2024

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