Noadswood School
Academy converter secondary school in Southampton (Hampshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Noadswood School is a secondary school located in Southampton, Hampshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,043 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,125. It is part of the NOADSWOOD SCHOOL. The school is led by Miss Kathryn Marshall.
Key facts
- URN
- 137125
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- New Forest East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (15 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Louise Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Maria Beaney Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tom Weeks Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sheryl Dianne Cardwell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Steven Raymond Shergold | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mr Gary O'Flaherty Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carla Bradshaw Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Kyle Hall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Janet Church Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Annette Lorayne Hodge Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Craig Davey Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Helen Sanderson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Kathryn Marshall Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Miss Kathryn Marshall Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mr Gary Richard O'Flaherty Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Alison Munden Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sonia Turton | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 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