Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School

UID 2343·Companies House 07525856·Incorporated February 2011·Compare

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Total income

£8.2m

1,184 pupils

Avg staff costs

73.7%

of income

Avg reserves

10.9%

of income

Avg absence

4.7%

Persistent: 13.9%

More metrics

Avg FSM

4.1%

free school meals

Capacity

99%

1,184 / 1,200 places

At a glance

Last accounts filed 18 months ago1 school in deficit

Ofsted sub-judgements

Quality of education

Outst. 1

Behaviour & attitudes

Outst. 1

Personal development

Outst. 1

Leadership & management

Outst. 1

Performance (trust avg)

Key Stage 4

Attainment 8

73.1

+26.9

vs national

National averages: 2023/24

Trust details

AddressBishop Wordsworths School, Salisbury, SP1 2ED

Companies House07525856

Incorporated10 February 2011

Trust growth over time

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Schools in trust by academic year

Year	Schools	Pupils	Total income	Total expenditure	Avg staff costs %	Avg reserves %
2021/22	1	1,156	£7.1m	£7.1m	70.1%	13.4%
2022/23	1	1,178	£7.8m	£7.7m	69.7%	12.0%
2023/24	1	1,184	£8.2m	£8.3m	73.7%	10.9%
2024/25partial	1	1,188	—	—	—	—

Central services — 2023/24

Centralisation

0.0%

of total trust spend

CS expenditure

£0

CS staff costs

£0

CS income

£0

Admin & clerical£0

Teaching staff£0

ICT£0

Premises£0

Legal & professional£0

Auditor costs£0

Governance

Accounts to Aug 2024Source: Companies House

15 current directors · Average tenure: 3.7 years · 7 changes in last 12 months

Directors / Trustees (15)

Michael Thorne

director·< 1 year

Richard James Warwick Bacon

director·< 1 year

Daniel Brown

director·1 year

Martin James Williams

director·1 year

Hilary Jenkins

director·1 year

Oliver Clark

director·1 year

Alison Moira Herberts

director·2 years

Christopher Dr Lewis

director·2 years

Mark John Lascelles

director·3 years

Julia Nadine Cox

director·3 years

Andy Cooper

director·4 years

Louise Payne

director·4 years

Richard Andre Patten Brigadier Cary

director·5 years

Graham William Branagan

director·8 years

Jane Ranaboldo

director·15 years

Company Secretary

Webster Gauhar

secretary·< 1 year

47 former officers — most recent departure: Oct 2025

Stuart David Dr Smallwood

director·1 year·Resigned Aug 2025

Matthew Spencer Richard Morgan

director·1 year·Resigned Dec 2024

Harry Oliver Stovin-bradford

director·3 years·Resigned May 2024

Fiona Elizabeth Jones-perrott

director·4 years·Resigned Mar 2025

Jonathan Durrant

director·4 years·Resigned Aug 2023

Elizabeth Williams

director·5 years·Resigned Nov 2023

Barry Leonard Smith

secretary·5 years·Resigned Oct 2025

Alan Edwin Willis

director·6 years·Resigned May 2021

Sarah Hayward

director·6 years·Resigned Nov 2020

Vivian Dr Green

director·7 years·Resigned Dec 2019

Kevin Gregory Martin Flynn

director·7 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Ben Jones

director·8 years·Resigned Jul 2019

James Michael Oldham

director·8 years·Resigned Oct 2021

Michael Dr Francis-pollin

director·8 years·Resigned Jun 2021

Thomas William Churchill

director·9 years·Resigned Jul 2017

Rudi Nicholas Brigadier Wertheim

director·10 years·Resigned Jul 2019

Jonathan Rupert Bowden Blake

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2022

Rebecca Renate Harwood lincoln

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2025

Vicki Annette Brennan

director·11 years·Resigned Jul 2016

Catherine Mary Short

director·11 years·Resigned Nov 2017

Susan Moira Price

director·12 years·Resigned Jul 2014

Jarrod Christian Hastings

director·12 years·Resigned Dec 2024

Richard Dormer

director·12 years·Resigned Feb 2018

Jonathan Peter Ward

director·13 years·Resigned Mar 2018

Saboor Abdus Khan Dr Ghauri

director·13 years·Resigned Jul 2024

Andrew John Prof Bell

director·13 years·Resigned Apr 2021

Monica Jill Horsburgh

director·14 years·Resigned Dec 2022

Anne Patricia Blevins

director·14 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Denis Joseph Twomey

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2012

David John Lt Col Peerless

secretary·15 years·Resigned Oct 2020

John Graham Brazier

director·15 years·Resigned Jan 2012

Anna Brown

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Richard Charles David Major Clark

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2011

Hilary Anne Major Davidson

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2013

Karen Annette Goodwin

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2013

Radu William Herklots

director·15 years·Resigned Apr 2014

Keith Julian Dr Monserrat

director·15 years·Resigned May 2018

Elaine Oakley

director·15 years·Resigned May 2014

Timothy Vernon Francis Pape

director·15 years·Resigned Aug 2017

Edward Cleasby Canon Probert

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2025

Quentin Anthony Rutter

director·15 years·Resigned Jun 2013

Stuart David Dr Smallwood

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2024

Alan Taylor

director·15 years·Resigned Sept 2014

Rudi Nicholas Brigadier Wertheim

director·15 years·Resigned Jul 2011

Caroline Alison Whittaker

director·15 years·Resigned Oct 2014

Anthony Philip Weale

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2016

Nicholas Anthony Beer

director·15 years·Resigned Mar 2012

Member schools (1)

1 school|1 with risk flags|0 high severity

School	URN	Phase	Risk flags
Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School	136500	Secondary	in year deficit

Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar SchoolSecondary

in year deficit