Pinewood School
Academy special converter school in Ware (Hertfordshire).
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).Pinewood School is a special school located in Ware, Hertfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Headteacher is Taney Howarth.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball Club
- Cheerleading Club
- Chromebook Club
- Dodgeball Club
- Drama Club
- Fitness Club
- Football Club
- Fun Club
- Lego Club
- Leisure Club
- Quiet Club
- Sewing Club
- Table Tennis Club
- Follow
- Metacognition
Key facts
- URN
- 141251
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (15 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Sturdy | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jo Gray | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Mr Paul Dunne Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mr Paul Dunne Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Thomas William Rontree-Carey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Enkeleida Plaku Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Taney Howarth | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Robin Cregan | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julie Stephenson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robin Cregan | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Fleming Black Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Alison Morgan Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Sai Karthik Madabhushi Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 |
| Mr Robin Cregan | MemberTrust members | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2019 |
| Mr Robin Cregan Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Niobe Cacciatore Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shelley Chappell | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 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