The Blue School
Academy converter secondary school in Wells (Somerset).
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
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to The Blue School website. The Blue is a remarkable school. Our school is built around our collective community of wonderful individuals, working toward a shared vision. That makes our school a vibrant and exciting place to study and work. The Blue has served the City of Wells and its surrounding communities since 1641.
That history is important to us. It creates an exceptionally strong common ethos that binds generations of families, all of whom have passed through the school. Our core values respect, empathy, politeness have been fundamental to the school for over three centuries and continue to serve our community well.
Building on our status as a Research School, we have established ourselves as a centre of excellence for teaching. Our broad, creative curriculum strives to give our students a social and academic belonging.
Combining close, personal pastoral care, with high academic standards, our students develop the wide range of skills necessary to thrive in the modern world and lead a physically, mentally and spiritually healthy life.
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.- Duke of Edinburgh
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 SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 137285
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (16 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (14 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Karl Gibson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Lizzie Jeanes | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Alexia James Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Naomi Giaretta Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Darrell Frost Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phillip Burrows Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathan Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathan Brown Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jennifer Marie Warnock Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Jonathan David Brown Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Dr Katrina Bradley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Woodlock Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mr Mark Woodlock Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mr Pete Hoddinott (likely) | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2013 |
| Dr Elizabeth Freston | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2013 |
| Mr Robert Salt Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2011 | |
| Mr Paul James Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Marisa Louise Taylor Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Hiscox Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Venerable Anne Gell Former | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 · 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