Futures Institute Banbury
Studio schools secondary school in Banbury (Oxfordshire).
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 Futures Institute Banbury, a small school by design, located in a region that is home to world-famous employers at the leading edge of engineering and technology. As parents/carers, you will be looking to give your talented children the best chance to succeed in later life.
Come to study with us and you will have unparalleled access to a range of local employers through a wide and innovative range of curriculum links and projects. Our goal is to become the premier educational provider in the wider region for those with a deep interest and aptitude in maths, technology, computing and science and their application in the real world.
We will equip your child with not only the academic qualifications needed to gain a foothold in the world of work but also the "power skills" that employers are increasingly demanding from their workforce. Our core projects give the students the chance to work in teams, develop creativity and communicate with a range of audiences, whilst tackling real-life problems.
In addition, our extensive enrichment programme provides students with regular interactions with the world of technology and employment, exposing them to the myriad of opportunities available within this broad and exciting sector.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- CPD site
- CPOMS
- ICT support Service Desk
- School Gateway
- Seneca Learning
- Professional Growth
- Announcements
- Aspirations Academies Trust
- Facilities for hire
- Governance
- Library
- Our Learning Structure
- PSHCEE and Wider Learning
- UK’s first school VR Suite
- Dress Code
- Learning Environments
and 6 more
Key facts
- URN
- 140886
- Type
- Studio schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 14 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Herbert | Chair of Local Governing Body | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Natasha Ullah | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matt Rabiasz | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Keegan | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Wendy Woodward | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Gordon-Weeks | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julia Ingham | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carly Berry | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Barton | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ben Halliwell | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Julia Ingham Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Sarah Gordon-Weeks Former | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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