Brockhill Park Performing Arts College
Academy converter secondary school in Hythe (Kent).
Location
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Brockhill Park Performing Arts College is an 11-18 academy that has Performing Arts status with Rural Dimension Status which caters for the full mainstream ability range. Many of our students leave to enter university or other institutes of Higher and Further Education, or to gainful employment in a wide range of careers.
It is our aim to develop an arts and creative thinking learning culture, which is inventive, innovative, expressive, mathematical, scientific, technological and vocational. We are very proud of our operational farm that fully utilises our beautiful 24 hectare site overlooking the English Channel; close to the village of Saltwood near Hythe in Kent.
The rag stone Jacobean and Georgian manor House which sits at the centre of the campus houses our main reception and administrative block. Our curriculum allows for accelerated learning and considerable support when this is needed. We believe in developing a learning culture that is personalised, creative and engaging.
Our fundamental learning aims are: Our students leave us as well educated, rounded individuals who are ready to make a positive contribution to society. We look forward to meeting you.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Photography
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 137458
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (14 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emma Gunner | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Pamela Parnell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Susanne Warrilow Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Roger Martin Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Revd Barry Knott Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gavin Delf Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marion Emptage Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Felicity Dunworth Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Rebecca Prout Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Charles Robin Joseph Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Rev Barry Knott Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Charles Robin Joseph Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Marion Emptage Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Geoff Miles Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mrs Rebecca Ann Currie Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Mark Herbert Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter O'Donnell Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Lowe Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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