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About

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Cranbury College is a alternative provision school located in Reading. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. The Headteacher is Claire Willmott.

Key facts

URN
147719
Type
Academy alternative provision converter
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
5 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2020

Governing body (8 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Charlotte ThackerayChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Laura Mathews FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · term ended 2025
Mary Morris FormerChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2021 · term ended 2025

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Stuart EarlLocal Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professionalsince 2026
Jonathon FarrellLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Julie SyedLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Claire WillmottLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2024
Si ChanLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Helen GassonLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2030
Laura MathewsLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2020 · until 2028
Charlotte Thackeray FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2025
Beth Poole FormerLocal Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professionalsince 2024 · term ended 2026

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