Governance

The Academy Trust

Bridgewater High School is a member of the multi- academy trust The Challenge Academy Trust (TCAT). The academy transferred on 1st May 2017 having previously been a single academy trust. For details of the single academy trust please see below. The Challenge Academy Trust is directly responsible to the Secretary of State for the operation of its member academies. . It is a company limited by guarantee registered at Companies House. The company number is 10689247. The registered office is c/o Bridgewater High School, Broomfields Road, Appleton, Warrington , WA4 3AE.

For details of The Challenge Academy Trust click here.

Please click on the link below for the school’s supplemental funding agreement.

Bridgewater High School Funding Agreement

Local Governing Body

The Local Governing Body meets 7 times a year.  There are 3 Advisory Bodies which meet 3 times a year and on an ad hoc basis as required.  The advisory Bodies are Quality of Education, Resources & Finance and Safeguarding, Personal Development & Behaviour and Attitudes.

Type Number in post

 

Governors Date of Appointment Term of Office Expires
Chair of Governors 1 Graham Bratley 13.09.23 12.09.24
Co-opted Governors 3 Ian Wilson

Anita Pailing (Link Governor Health & Safety)

Catie Gosling

10.09.20

28.03.21

18.01.24

10.09.24

28.03.24

17.01.26

Community Governors 3 Steve Whatmore

Amalia Gittins

Jon Betts (Link Governor SEN)

30.11.20

30.11.20

30.11.20

30.11.24

30.11.24

30.11.24

Parent Governors 2 Simon Hill

Rebecca Turner (Link Governor Safeguarding)

28.03.20

28.03.20

28.03.24

28.03.24

Staff Governors 2 Beth Antell

Elle Magee

01.12.23

01.12.23

30.11.27

30.11.27

Principal 1 Keiron Powell 01.09.22  

 

Advisory Committees

(as needed)

Chair Member School Leader
Quality of Education Ian Wilson
Jon Betts
Keiron Powell
Resources and Finance, Steve Whatmore
Graham Bratley
Simon Hill
Steve Whatmore
Anita Pailing
Amalia Gittins
Graham Bratley
Keiron Powell
Safeguarding, Personal Development & Behaviour and Attitude Graham Bratley
Jon Betts
Anita Pailing
Graham Bratley
Rebecca Turner
Jon Betts
Tracey Hatton
Ad hoc committees
Complaints

Keiron Powell/Tracey Hatton
Exclusions

Keiron Powell/Tracey Hatton
Staff Grievance/Disciplinary

Keiron Powell/Tracey Hatton
Additional
Bridgewater Expansion Project Steve Whatmore Simon Hill
Steve Whatmore
Anita Pailing
Amalia Gittins
Graham Bratley
Keiron Powell

For details of the Bridgewater High School Academy Trust prior to 1st May 2017, please click on the links below for further information:
Articles of Association Funding Agreement with the Secretary of State
Certificate of Incorporation

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2014-15
Annual Report and Financial Statements 2015-16

Annual Report and Financial Statements 2016-17