Katherine Warington School
Free schools secondary school in Harpenden (Hertfordshire).
Location
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back to all our students from the KWS Library Team. We hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer, and that everyone has settled back into school life quickly and happily. We thought we would use this newsletter to remind our users of the services we provide, our opening hours and our facilities.
Our library caters for all students aged 11 18, and everyone is very welcome. The library is staffed from 08:30 16:30 Monday through Thursday, and 08:30 16:00 on Friday. All students can access the library at break and lunch times and also during Home Learning Club.
A Google form will be sent to parents of year 7 students which can be filled in if permission is granted for students to read books deemed to be above their chronological age.
Year 7 and year 8 will have a library lesson once a fortnight during one of their English lessons to choose a book either in print or on our ePlatform, they will have a chance to read for pleasure and have their reading trackers signed. Of course, if students wish to listen to audiobooks they must bring their own headphones.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Classcharts
- SOCS
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 145890
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (23 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.20 governors are linked to a profile (19 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Davies Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Penny McGee Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Simon Caunce Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Dean Inns Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2026 | |
| Catherine Large Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Nicola Hunt Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Colin Noakes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Charlotte McGuinness Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Elizabeth Wilson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Louise Smith Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| David Martin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| David Martin Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mr Jamie Benjamin Washburn Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Suzanne Lawrence Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Jenny Howarth (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 |
| Mr Alexander Vickers Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jenny Howarth (likely) | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sir John Lawes School | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Roundwood Park School Academy Trust | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| St George’s (Harpenden) Academy Trust | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| University of Hertfordshire | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Rothamsted Research Limited | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2014 |
| Karen Dervin Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Donna Levy Witter Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adam Badi Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Sally Pearson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dani Cook Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Karen Peters Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Bonnington | Governance Professional - Single-Academy Trust (SAT)Governance professional | since 2023 |
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