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Wigston Birkett House Community Special School

Academy special converter school in Leics (Leicestershire).

Pupils
250
on roll
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2022
Attendance rate
88.5%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
9.4
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.2%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
106%
250 / 236 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
19.4%
2024/25

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

On behalf of pupils, staff and governors we are delighted to welcome you to the Birkett House School website. Birkett House is more than just a school, it's a community, with each individual working in partnership to secure the best possible educational outcomes for our students.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Forest School

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
138935
Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
4 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (21 current, 5 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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Susan Victoria Bishop Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Thomas Harrup Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mr Thomas Harrup Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mrs Zakira Gheewala Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Emily Robertshaw Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025
Mrs Natalie BurnistonChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2025
Ms Victoria Hodges Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Lucie ClaysonMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025
Ms Sarah Jane Findley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Mark James Smith Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Timothy Robert Pearce Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Alison Mae Banks Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Justin Hammond Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Suzanne UprichardMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024
Ms Olivia Bingley Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Mehwish Masood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Doctor Sarah Levy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Maureen Lambert Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023
Mrs Kathryn Louise Kopaczel Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Tim Pearce (likely)MemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022
Mr Chris Benham Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Iain Richard Farr Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mrs Sarah Elaine Spray Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Christopher White Confirmed same person FormerAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2018 · term ended 2026
Mr Christopher White Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Jacqueline WalkerGovernance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professionalsince 2023

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