Chelmsford County High School for Girls
Academy converter secondary school in Chelmsford (Essex).
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
The Parents' Association (the "PA") has been running successfully for a number of years. It raises funds to enhance the students' educational experience as well as providing an important link between parents, guardians or carers and the school. You are automatically a member of the PA as a parent, guardians or carer of a CCHS student.
The PA is made up of parents, guardians or carers who identify, plan and organise events. The PA Committee are members elected to manage the PA on behalf of its members and are legally responsible and accountable for running the association.
In addition to the committee, the PA relies on the support of parents, guardians or carers who can donate time to take on specific roles and support events. PA events are a great way to meet other parents, support the school and have a good time.
Examples of some of our recent events follow, but we are always looking for new ideas: Some recent examples of where the monies raised by the PA have been spent are:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Film Club
- Gardening
- Stem
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136412
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Chelmsford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (22 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr sergio nuno da silva de sousa Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Joanna Maria Kazik Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Doctor Nina Fiona Whittle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Priyanka Agarwal Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Philip Wood Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Margaret Cousins Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Leslie Vass Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Dr Svetlana Warhurst Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Niamh Dobson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Manish Unhale Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Svetlana Warhurst Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Narayani Rangaswamy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Dr Aisha Sohail Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Louise de Souza-Ingle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Lawlor Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mr Stephen Lawlor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Andrew James Bonwick Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melissa Mulgrew | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mr Richard Simon Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2012 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephen Kenneth Miles Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Mr Stephen Kenneth Miles Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2006 · until 2028 |
| Miss Victoria Susan Brignell Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Faye Ottillia McSweeney Confirmed same person | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2025 |
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