John O'Gaunt School
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Hungerford (West Berkshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).John O'Gaunt School is a secondary school located in Hungerford, West Berkshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 440 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 600. It is part of the EXCALIBUR ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mr Richard Hawthorne.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Stem
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
- 142822
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (0 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Waldon (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Waldon (likely) Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzanne Hepworth | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Sophie Macfarlane-Smith | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Binns | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Imogen Gray | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carrie Thorp | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Darby | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Richard Hawthorne | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Debbie Wright | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Clive Rothwell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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