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Location

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About

The Fernwood School is a richly diverse multi-cultural community based on the principles of mutual respect for all. These principles allow everyone to contribute to an environment which is both supportive and challenging. Students learn to develop a positive self-image alongside respecting the rights, feelings, and beliefs of others.

At Fernwood everyone's uniqueness is valued and celebrated. Students are encouraged to share their own cultural experiences and to explore, understand and value the diversity within our community. At Fernwood, our priority is to deliver high quality teaching and learning.

We believe that all students have the right to a stimulating environment where they are motivated to learn through the provision of a varied and engaging curriculum. Our teachers and support staff work tirelessly to guarantee that our students have the very best education possible. Everything we do as a school is to ensure that all students can achieve their very best.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Drama
  • Photography
  • Textiles

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
136724
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (24 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Narinder Sagoo Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by trusteessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Mark BlatchleyChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Seema Kerandungara Nair Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by trusteessince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Rosemarie Hudlin Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Kevin Beswick Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Paul Jonathon BrittainMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Ms Caroline BlickChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2025
Mr Jaz Lovett Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Andrew Hunt Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Stephen Deadman-Corsie Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2028
Mrs Amy Victoria Huskisson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2028
Mr Alasdair Neil Jackson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr William Icarus Beasley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Amanda Jane Smart-Gosrani Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Anthony Hicks Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mrs Umbrin Afzal Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Dr James Daubney Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Dr Mohammad Shamim Iqbal Ahmad Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Michael John Benford Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Christopher Jon Gell Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2023
Mr Christopher Jon Gell Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mr Paul Irons Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2018
Mr Andrew Hunt Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2016
Mr Paul Irons Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Kevin Beswick Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mrs Rosemarie Hudlin Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mr Mark Blatchley FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Claire Amy Mulholland Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Narinder Sagoo Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Louisa Rachel Silver Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Saema Mohammad Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Susan Law Confirmed same personGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2020

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