Barrow 1618 CofE Free School
Free schools primary school in Broseley (Shropshire).
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 Barrow Values: Respect, Resilience, Care, Ambition, Teamwork, Curiosity at Barrow 1618, we aim to provide a rich, broad and balanced curriculum, underpinned by our Christian values, that is relevant, purposeful, challenging and inspirational, reaching beyond the constraints of the classroom.
We strive for the highest standards of attainment for all our children whilst aiming to make learning fun because we believe that happy children learn better. We encourage our children to value learning and become creative thinkers and life-long independent learners.
Like the trees and plants in our Barrow school grounds, we are nurtured and G R O W – and we just keep growing – and as we keep growing, we keep asking questions - and we never stop learning … As Jesus explained in the Parable of the Sower, "But what is the seed that fell on the good ground? That seed is like the person who hears the teaching and understands it.
That person grows and produces fruit, sometimes 100 times more, sometimes 60 times more, and sometimes 30 times more".
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 138268
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (19 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brynley Evans Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sally Willdig | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Diocese of Hereford Dhet | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 |
| Mr Brynley Evans Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adam James Anthony Saunders | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Julian Wayne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Stanford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Zoe Parrish Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| The Reverend Lynda Lilley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mrs Anita Ward Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Headteacher Anita Ward Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Emily Swinnerton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carolyn Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natasha Branston Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 · until 2029 |
| Sarah Britton Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Greg Day | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 |
| Selina Graham Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2012 |
| Richard Jackson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mr Edmund Hobday Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Carolyn Jones Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Carolyn Jones Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Carolyn Jones Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Angela Marie Pitchford Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2020 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Victoria Mantle Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Marie Biddle-Grant | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 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