John Mason School
Academy converter secondary school in Abingdon (Oxfordshire).
Location
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Welcome to John Mason School. Our school is an inclusive, mixed-gender comprehensive built around three core values: Opportunity, Respect and Determination. Education is about opportunity and at John Mason we strive to ensure that our students experience a rich tapestry of opportunities during their years at school and in their lives beyond.
At John Mason we educate children from all over the world and who may go on to find their place anywhere in the world. We believe that, given the right opportunities, our students can go on to achieve anything and in their time at John Mason we seek to open their eyes to the diverse and exciting world they inhabit.
Our curriculum is built around the principle of providing opportunities for our students in all fields. We have a strong commitment to STEM subjects both in and beyond the classroom.
When you visit our school why not talk to some of our students from the computing, STEM and astronomy clubs about their passions and the opportunities they have been given from programming robots, to 3D printing to the stargazing trip to Wales.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 140580
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (9 current, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Laurie | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Lynn Fathers Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Mallins | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dominic Laurie | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Anthony Roberts | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Abraham Oluwole | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Grace Challans | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jean Challis | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Shivaprasad Mariswamy | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Lindsey Chegwidden | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Louise Aukland Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Naven Bansal Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
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