Chosen Hill School
Academy converter secondary school in Gloucester (Gloucestershire).
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
Chosen Hill School opened in 1959 and became an Academy Trust in 2011. There are close to 1400 students in the school including a popular and expanding Sixth Form. As an International Award School we welcome students from many parts of the world on study visits and exchange programmes.
Our links with SAI International in India, College Victor Duruy in France and Suzhou Foreign Language School in China are particularly strong and we actively encourage international partnerships to support learning and global citizenship. Chosen Hill School is a happy school, where students, staff and parents work closely in partnership.
There is an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect. We truly believe that instilling confidence in our students and giving them the opportunity to take responsibility and stretching their talents will enable them to become successful adults.
We are passionate about learning and developing confident well rounded young people with the ambition to set big goals and the skills, qualities and qualifications to achieve them. Students at Chosen Hill are known, valued and challenged to reach beyond what they thought possible.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Chess
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Minecraft
and 10 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136623
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- North Cotswolds
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (13 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.17 governors are linked to a profile (16 confirmed, 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nina Kessell Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Benjamin Scott Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Wendy Rowswell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew James Richards Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Julian Andrew Phelps Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Curtis Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hannah Little Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katherine Milne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Pauling Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2021 | |
| Mr William McCreath Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mrs Amanda Aston Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mrs Deborah Wardlaw Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2018 | |
| Mr William Ralph Parker Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 |
| Mr Dan Clark Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Beth Staite (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Clive Brindley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Allison Selwyn Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · 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