Newport Girls' High School Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Newport (Telford and Wrekin).
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).NGHS is one of the country's leading girls' schools. We welcome girls from the town of Newport as well as further afield from Telford, Stafford, Shrewsbury, Market Drayton and Wolverhampton. With a clear emphasis on success both inside and outside the classroom, our students achieve highly and make the most of opportunities to see the world and make life-lasting friendships.
Visitors are assured a warm welcome and we hope that our website gives you a flavour of our ethos and success. In November 2022, NGHS was graded outstanding in every category of the Ofsted inspection framework. More information can be found below. Students achieve phenomenal results at NGHS.
In December 2025, we were ranked number 1 in Shropshire and number 9 in the West Midlands for student achievement by The Sunday Times Parent Power Survey.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Open Evening
- Who s Who at NGHS6
- Sixth Form Centre
- NGHS: The Top 10
- New Building 2022
- Sixth Form Courses
- Support for all
- Liverpool Social Weekend
- Head Girl Team
- Accessing Higher Education
- Dress Code
- NGHS Accolades
- Bursary
- Post 18 Advice
- UCAS Guidance
- Ask a quick question...
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136516
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (14 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 2 (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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Hague Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gillian Bellchambers Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gareth Bryant Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Jones Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Headteacher Adam Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Judith Macpherson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tony Brown (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Carolyn Hughes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katherine Evans Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katie Foster (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 |
| Mr Tony Brown (likely) | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Harris Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Edward Lewis Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 |
| Mrs Karen Machin Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2011 | |
| Mr Justin Lance Wade Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kathryn Danby Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Craig Hayward Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | 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