Lancaster School
Academy special converter school in Westcliff-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Location
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Significant change: update on change of age range – Lancaster School Good Morning. This week's song of the week is Memories by Maroon 5. Eugen is singing this at the prom on Thursday evening. We hope you have many happy memories of your time here at Lancaster and we wish our leavers all the best for the future.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 144693
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 14 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Mardon | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Christian Lowes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Hall | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Keith Hardy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ken Wilkinson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tom Jackson-Owens | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Moira Teresa Harding Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Simon Best Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 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