Congleton High School
Academy converter secondary school in Congleton (Cheshire East).
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
It is my pleasure to welcome you to The Learning Partnership. We are a diverse multi-academy trust delivering excellent educational provision for pupils in primary and secondary schools across the North West. We are ambitious about the future, and passionate about ensuring young people have access to the very best opportunities and life chances.
We believe we have the knowledge and skills to influence the education system to make this a reality for all pupils. We have 15 schools across the North West and each school is strengthened by the additional support we can provide as a larger multi-academy trust.
This is because by working together, we have more resources to effect greater change for our pupils and the wider communities we serve.
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.- Cooking
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Photography
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 136655
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Richard Benson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Harrison | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Professor Paul Horrocks | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sam Worthington | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Prof Torfeh Sadat-Shafai | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Turner Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Katy Powell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Green Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · 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