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About

We are delighted to welcome you to Helena Romanes School. At Helena Romanes, we are ambitious for our students and we offer them a rich and varied curriculum from the age of four to eighteen. Our students develop the skills, knowledge and understanding that enables them to move successfully into higher education, apprenticeships, training or employment.

While academic achievement is of crucial importance, we also ensure that we focus effectively on developing our students personal, social and creative skills. Our aim is that students leave Helena Romanes as successful, confident and considerate young adults. We are very proud of our students.

They are superb ambassadors for our school when they represent us locally, nationally and internationally, participating in our many and varied extra-curricular activities. At Helena Romanes, we have a large team of well-qualified, dedicated staff who focus on supporting students progress and well-being.

We work closely with parents, carers and the wider community to ensure we provide a well-coordinated approach to our students learning and development. The following information will provide an insight into life at our school, but this is no substitute for visiting us. We always offer a warm welcome to prospective students and their families.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Swimming

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
137975
Type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Ages
4 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
North West Essex
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (9 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

1 governor is 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Graham OxborrowChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Simon GairLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Craig WilkinsLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Tim StylesLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Simon CravenLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Debbie GregoryLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Graham OxborrowLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2029
Ms Catherine DavisLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2022
Ms Caroline Derbyshire Confirmed same personLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Nikki Brazier FormerLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

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