Stratford Upon Avon School
Academy converter secondary school in Stratford-upon-Avon (Warwickshire).
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
The Feel of A Small School W e are passionate about ensuring that students are supported, challenged and inspired throughout their time with us. Our mission is summed up in 3 words: Engage, Enthuse & Inspire, which underpin what we are all about. This is reflected in a genuine feel-good factor throughout the school.
Largest ever cohort produce some of our best ever GCSE results A Level Results 2025 -highest percentage of top grades Biggest ever cohort has produced best ever results The Royal Shakespeare Company has launched the #Shakespeare Curriculum, a digital platform, free for state & special secondary #schools, offering #teaching resources, activities & lesson plans grounded in @TheRSC rehearsal room approaches: #teachers . @IanMcKellen and Helen Mirren have backed the launch of a new learning resource for schools that promises to be the "most important development in the teaching of Shakespeare in a generation" ( @TheRSC ) Read more Gold DofE training day number 1 for the current year 12s as they embark on their journey to expeditions next summer in Snowdon Wales
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Years 7-11
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 137236
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (13 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 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 Nicky Pettitt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gerald O'Connor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Richardson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jane Price Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Macpherson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Heathcote-James Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Elaine Rowlands Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Susie Drummond Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mrs Beckey Barton | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Trevor Handcock Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Andy Mason | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2018 | |
| Ms Jane Price Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 |
| Mr Neil Frederick Wallace Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2013 | |
| Mrs Jayne Gardner Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Colin David Parrott Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stephen Matthew Parsons Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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