Brighton Hill Community School
Academy converter secondary school in Basingstoke (Hampshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Brighton Hill Community School is a secondary school located in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,282 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,259. It is part of the SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school is led by Mr Christopher Edwards.
Key facts
- URN
- 149707
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stephanie Block Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reverend David Bishop | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eleanor Smith | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Charlie Jones | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Caroline Williams | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Kirkman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Samantha Wright | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steve Milligan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Rafter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christopher Edwards | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 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