Highsted Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Sittingbourne (Kent).
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
Highsted Grammar School, a school considered good by Ofsted, has always strived for excellence. Whether this is through academic, sporting or artistic achievement, we encourage and nurture our students throughout their transition from young girls, to mature and strong young women.
Through the use of our prospectus and this website, it is hoped that you will gain a little perspective of what life at Highsted is all about, but in truth no words could ever relay to you the reality of the Highsted community.
Whether your interest in our school is as a parent, a prospective student, a business partner or you are thinking of applying for a job here, we warmly welcome you to contact us and visit our school.
We hope that in Highsted you will find not just a place of schooling, but a society, a family – a place of life-long learning that will support, encourage and promote all of the opportunities we strive to give to every single member of our community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Drama
- Gardening
- Orchestra
- Stem
- Swimming
- Young Enterprise
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sport EnglandRecognised award
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 136305
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (16 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.7 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Statham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gerry Lewin | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Sarah Louise Hallam | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Ms Oluwatobi Olusoa | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Darren Marsh Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Damola Adeyinka | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Butchard Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Bulbrook Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Rosina Drury Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Damola Adeyinka | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gerry Lewin | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Matthew Butchard Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Ms Anne Kelly Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Miss Anne Kelly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Mr Robert Jepson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Mr Peter Statham Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2010 |
| Mrs Sara Bryant Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Angel Topping Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 · term ended 2026 | |
| Miss Louise Umbers Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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