Shipston High School
Academy converter secondary school in Shipston-on-Stour (Warwickshire).
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
Welcome to the Shipston High School website. I hope that you will find it informative, and trust that it will give you a glimpse of what makes Shipston such a popular school. Shipston High School offers a friendly and welcoming environment for all of our pupils. We pride ourselves on having high expectations and a pupil centred ethos.
We focus on the essentials that create success: high quality teaching and learning; pastoral care for all; strong relationships with parents, families and the wider community to support pupils in their learning. I am committed to ensuring that Shipston High School provides the very best start in life for its pupils.
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.- Music Tuition
- School Trips and Visits
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 138767
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (15 current, 9 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.20 governors are linked to a profile (19 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Matthew James Cox Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Daniel Thomas Rushworth Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Phillip Green Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alison Pengelly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Brian Punt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jill Slicher Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Jane Punt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Chapman Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mr Paul Chapman Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suzanne Barry Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Kevin McCabe Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Ian Cooper Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 |
| Mr Jane Elizabeth Martin | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 |
| Mr Colin Peter Atkins Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 | |
| Mr Brian Punt Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2014 |
| Mrs Liz Hindmarsh (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Larkin Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 · term ended 2026 | |
| Mr Paul Seaby Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Denise Holland Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Ronald Cooper Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Alice Stagg Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Gavin Saunders Confirmed same person Former | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mr Gavin Saunders Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr David Squires Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2014 · 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