The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
Academy converter secondary school in Romford (Havering).
Location
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Welcome to our wonderful Sixth Form. Our mission is to ensure that all our students flourish in our vibrant, supportive, and academically ambitious environment. I am proud to lead a Sixth Form dedicated to supporting and empowering young women throughout their post-16 journey.
We take a holistic approach to our provision and are very proud of our broad curriculum, which focuses not only on academic rigour and success but also on a strong personal development programme that enables our students to feel truly future ready. We offer a wide range of A Level courses as well as newly introduced AAQs.
Our pastoral and support teams are highly experienced, and our A Level teachers are specialists in their fields. We have a pathway for everyone; whether your future aspirations are in Medicine, Business and Finance, Law, or many other exciting careers.
Our exceptional careers advice and university guidance have supported many students in making informed decisions about their next steps, whether that be securing places at first choice universities or embarking on high profile apprenticeships. Whatever their chosen path, our students leave us as confident young women, fully equipped to thrive in an ever-changing world.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Why A Girls’ School
- Our History
- Leadership Team
- Employee List
- Local Governance Committee
- The Farm at FBA
- LIFE Education Trust
- Code of Conduct
- Personal Development
- How to Help Your Daughter
- School cloud
- Snowdonia Geography Trip
- Reading at FBA
- Entry Requirements
- Student Support Guidance
- Student Leadership
and 2 more
Key facts
- URN
- 138326
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Havering
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 4 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Forde | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Louise Boxer Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bobby Bhakar | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Scott Carrington | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Nikki Moore | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Jarman | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Nichola West | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Dr Aliar Hossain | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Roderick Hingley Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 1996 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Asma Kapadia Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Anderton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Forde Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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