Grove House School
Free schools special school in Brentwood (Essex).
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).Grove House School is a special school located in Brentwood, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 8 to 19. The Headteacher is Lisa Christodoulides.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Forest School
- Kooth
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- RHS School GardeningRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 141945
- Type
- Free schools special
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 8 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Brentwood and Ongar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy O'Hara | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Dr Sally Lockyer Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2014 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Sally Lockyer Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Judy Bower-Britton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Lisa Christodoulides Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Mr Michael Southgate Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melanie Willson | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 · until 2030 |
| Mr Timothy O'Hara Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2014 · 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