Sir Roger Manwood's School
Academy converter secondary school in Sandwich (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
Welcome to your start of an exciting adventure at SRMS Welcome to Sir Roger Manwood's Grammar School. To achieve their best, we believe students must first Engage with the school, staff and their learning which means being active and increasingly independent learners, keen for feedback and able to collaborate.
At Sir Roger Manwood's is committed to the importance of allowing students to Explore both the subjects they study and themselves. Our focus is on enabling our students to Excel. The school has high expectations of all its students, in behaviour, learning, and commitment to themselves, their fellow students and the wider community.
Head Teachers Quiz Night - Friday Feb 27th 2026 GCSE results are available to collect from the school hall on Thursday 21 August from 9am. A brief introduction into the various subjects that we are proud to teach Be among the best of Manwood Musicians in spotlight stages showcasing your talents.
Travel the world and have the ability to show the world your excellent acting talents. Partake in one of our sporting activities and become recognised with the greatest.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
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
- 136501
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (22 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.22 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 Roger Smethurst Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Bowles | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Matthew Bradshaw Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Smita Robinson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ben Pennells Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Anthony Nagle Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 |
| Mrs Michelle Reading | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Rooke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tehmton Dastoor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Bridget Sarah Evans Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lucy Amanda Erasmus Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rosalind Daniels Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Joanne Maine Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Roger Smethurst Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Doctor Shams Tania Afroza Islam Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Read Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Carlton Hall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Father Sebastian Hamilton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Eugene Gilkes | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2023 |
| Ms Anne Weatherley Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2023 |
| Mr Andrew Rush Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Chew Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 |
| Mr Manjinder Nijjer Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Roger Smethurst Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Goodbun Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rosalind Daniels Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Charles Miller Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Clayton Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Chew Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Colin Ewen Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
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