The Burgate School and Sixth Form
Academy converter secondary school in Fordingbridge (Hampshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).School and Sixth Form Opening times: Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:00 Friday 08:00 -15:30 Mrs Fishlock and Miss Hill will answer your calls and emails or direct them to other staff members as needed. T: 01425 652039 E: W: A: The Burgate School and Sixth Form, Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 1EZ Headteacher: Mr David Pover - contact via Headteacher's PA, Miss Hewett: Chair of School Trustees: Mr Jim Mowbray - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator: Mrs Emma Strike - Timings of the Day for Students The timings of The Burgate School and Sixth Form day are outlined below.
Our official start to the school day is 08:30 and the end of the school day is 15:00. This amounts to 32.5 hours in a typical week.
08:30 - Registration 08:45 - Lesson 1 09:45 - Lesson 2 10:45 - Break Time 11:00 - Lesson 3 12:00 - Lesson 4 13:00 - Lunch/Tutor Lesson 14:00 - Lesson 5 15:00 - End of the school day: Home or Enrichment Clubs A: The Burgate School and Sixth Form, Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge, Hants SP6 1EZ Mr David Pover - contact via Headteacher's PA, Miss Hewett: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Coordinator:
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 136719
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- New Forest West
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (17 current, 3 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 Sian Hunt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Blaire Nadine Edwards Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ciaran Michael Thompson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Edward Mowbray Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robin Norman Ralph Townsend Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Carole Anne Stevenson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Helena Patricia McVeigh Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Nigel Mark Himmel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Price | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mr Nigel John Griffiths Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mr Paul Anthony Goddard | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Alice Joy Richardson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Edward Mowbray Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Pover Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2011 | |
| Mrs Wendy Sara Gregoire Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jenny Ann Hair (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 |
| Mr David Michael Pover Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nicola Harrington Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Cooper Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Heather Elizabeth Arnold Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · 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