The Westgate School
Academy converter secondary school in Slough (Slough).
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
Our school's mission is to equip our young people for life in an ever-changing world, by challenging and nurturing each individual in and out of the classroom, to achieve their personal best. We are passionate about our working with young people and making a difference to their lives.
We are equally passionate about supporting each other, as professionals and individuals, in and out of school. We believe if it is a great place to work it will be a great place to learn and this is key to how we lead so that all thrive.
Our emotional intelligence drives all we do to make a difference and cultivate relationships, with all our school community, to support and challenge each other to be the best we can be.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Netball
- Photography
- Rounders
- Stem
- Times Tables Rock Stars
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
- 138012
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Slough
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.9 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 Zarrin Hamid Mrs Inderjit Dhillon Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Charles Ainslie Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Tahira Akbar | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Altaf Khoso | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Inderjit Kaur Dhillon Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Inderjit Bhambra Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Sharp Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Krishan Sahota Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Hassam Shaukat Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jon Gargan Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Zarrin Hamid Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Andrea Thelwell Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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