Heart of England School
Academy converter secondary school in Coventry (Solihull).
Location
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From experience, I can say that the support from teachers is excellent across the curriculum; from helping you to pluck up the courage to participate in your first drama or music lesson, to encouraging you to cook or speak a new language. By choosing Heart of England School you are entrusting the future to us.
You have our absolute commitment to do everything we can to successfully deliver on that investment. Heart of England School
 Gipsy Lane
 Balsall Common
 Coventry
 CV7 7FW
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 136909
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Constituency
- Meriden and Solihull East
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (20 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.16 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 Neil Cooke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tim Perry-Ogden Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony Worth Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Hannah Doyle Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Nicola Lascelles Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Linsey Luke Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Gethyn Bennett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Gethyn Bennett Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Ross McKinnon | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Natalie Sharpe Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Anne Lycett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Anne Lycett Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Graham Parry Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| David Morris Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 |
| Mr Malcolm Halliday Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Clark Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mrs Julie Jones | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 | |
| Anne Lycett Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 |
| Mr Graham Parry Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Professor Nigel Driffield Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Mrs Mary Webb Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr William Barron de Burgh Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · 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