Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Academy converter secondary school in Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire).
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
Sir Henry Floyd is a co-educational grammar school that does not stand still. We deliver a contemporary, forward-looking and challenging curriculum, which continues to reimagine, refresh and reinvent. We innovate and invest, to ensure we deliver a grammar school education of today.
Our staff and students belong to a diverse community of courageous, empathetic and creative learners, with a shared mission of achieving exceptional outcomes. Our school has an undeniable sense of community and we are immensely proud of our staff and students desire to excel.
Our results are excellent, but our motivation also stems from providing an educational experience that fosters belonging. We nurture a culture of psychological safety, so that our inclusive community is not afraid of challenge; we believe that taking risks and pushing boundaries to explore new things takes courage.
It's about togetherness building an environment that spurs each other on to achieve. Developing dare to try attitudes will ensure that our staff remain at the forefront of education and our students leave Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School as enterprising young adults. For prospective students interested in joining our community:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Basketball
- Choir
- Climbing
- Drama
- Football
- Netball
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Young Enterprise
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136845
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Pearce | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Spencer Guy Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Marie Alice O'Neill | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Louise Carter | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Katherine Richardson | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Nick Hillman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr William Butler | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Sam Holdsworth | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Vidhya Jayarajah | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lucy Brackley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Pearce | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Lorna Muir Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Helen Smirthwaite Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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