Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in Southampton (Hampshire).
KS2 RWM expected
84%
▲ 22pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
91%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
94%
▲ 20pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
88%
▲ 16pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
96.7%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
20.8
▲ 0.1 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
11.2%
▼ 14pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
100%
421 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Hook-With-Warsash Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary school located in Southampton, Hampshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 426 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the HOOK-WITH-WARSASH Church of England ACADEMY. The school is led by Mrs Sara Willoughby.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cross Country
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Judo
- Lego
- Netball
- Tennis
Key facts
- URN
- 138719
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Hamble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (26 current, 12 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Bartlett Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Justin Bartlett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Alison Jane Whicher Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Stephen Grieve Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachel Ellen Peel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lois Anne Hannah-Ford Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lois Anne Hannah-Ford Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2025 |
| Chrissy Forder Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 |
| Mrs Ernestine Glynis Osborne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lauren Claire Mott Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Clare Denyer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kjirste Coltham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Bissell Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Camilla Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Trotman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Julia Birt Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Ian Downie Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Iain Wilkie Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gemma Winterton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Iain Kenneth Wilkie Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 |
| Mrs Eleanor Dannan Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mr Richard Appleby | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mr Simon Lowes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mrs Kate Bartlett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ann Willmott | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mr Darren Nice Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2013 |
| Julia Birt Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Luke Bailey Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Julie Nunn Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Paul Johnson Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julia Birt Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Matt Ellis Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Emily Joanne Ransley Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nicholas St John Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
| Miss Chrissy Forder Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2025 |
| Rev John Michael Terry Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sara Willoughby Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mrs Sara Willoughby Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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