Wigmore School
Academy converter secondary school in Leominster (Herefordshire, County of).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Wigmore School is a secondary school located in Leominster, Herefordshire, County of. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and currently has 463 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 450. It is part of the WIGMORE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Dr Robert Patterson.
Key facts
- URN
- 136405
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 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 Steve Pollacco Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Francis Grimshaw Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Joanne Albutt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Emma Gorbutt Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Dr Edward Wallington Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin Henton Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gwen Margaret Fraser Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Dr Robert Patterson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Matthew Hood Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Olivera Raraty Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · 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