Co-op Academy Oldershaw
Academy converter secondary school in Wallasey (Wirral).
Location
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The Oldershaw School has been successfully educating our community for over 100 years. We are a dynamic and flexible hub of education in which pupils thrive and attain. We are passionate about providing the best possible opportunities for each and every pupil and we continually aim to progress.
We look to not only embrace our rich heritage but to pro-actively adapt to meet our current pupils needs by ensuring that as the world evolves we strive to change in order to drive improvement. We believe pupils are key to us progressing, actively engaging them to promote significant change across the school and building confidence throughout our population.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 136895
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (6 current, 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Chris Tomlinson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Iain Maurice Harrison Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rachel Sagar Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Linda Perry Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Duncan William Redpath Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Ruth Murphy Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Iain Maurice Harrison Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Murphy Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steven Fisher Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Graham Downes Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Stephanie Gallard Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Allan Bush Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Grahame Charles Bottle Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr James Ian Cubbin Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Danielle Wood | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Ms Katy Bergman | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Brice Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Linda Perry | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tawhidur Pir | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
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