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18:00 PM - 31 Mar 2025

The incredible 'Back to Broadway' cast and crew wowed the audience at Weston Green Church last Friday. The performers blew us all away with the quality of their work and raw talent- all teched so smoothly by our Backstage Crew! A huge and well-deserved congratulations to all! pic.twitter.com/PQMj13OHow

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18:00 PM - 30 Mar 2025

We will cover effective revision strategies, timetables, wellbeing support, and insights from Year 12 students, along with subject-specific advice from our English, Maths, and Science leaders. pic.twitter.com/Bq2zF1UIDo

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19:00 PM - 27 Mar 2025

Back to Broadway raised the roof at HWS last night, with sassy senoritas and charming chicos along with Roxie and the six murderesses from Cook County Jail, the very talented students from Yrs 7 to 13 gave their heart and soul in exhilarating performances. Congratulations to all! pic.twitter.com/whuUv4rjic

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18:00 PM - 27 Mar 2025

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18:00 PM - 21 Mar 2025

Showing Wednesday 26th March! pic.twitter.com/6OjLMPIZCe

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14:19 PM - 21 Mar 2025

Friday 13.34 - Live! All students have set off and started walking on their Silver Duke of Edinburgh hike! pic.twitter.com/5NQXUnZtrD

https://x.com/hinchleywschool/status/1903038897564602879

11:00 AM - 21 Mar 2025

Huge congratulations to our eSports team for securing 2nd place at the Semi-Finals and earning their spot in the National Finals on April 29th! A big shoutout to Alfie, Ben, Leo, Sunny, Mickey & Sam, and Ms Boyd for the support. See you at the finals! pic.twitter.com/z15dF9ZhTU

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18:00 PM - 20 Mar 2025

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18:00 PM - 12 Mar 2025

A huge thank you to the amazing Natalie Ayton from Bstarz for returning to our Drama department on Monday! She ran a brilliant physical performance workshop for our Year 9 students thinking about taking Drama at GCSE. pic.twitter.com/lgpB0NejBI

https://x.com/hinchleywschool/status/1899520707068870700

18:00 PM - 11 Mar 2025

Saturday 8th February saw the Hinchley Wood Robotics team compete in the National LegoFirst Robotics tournament. This is our second year participating and our second trophy! This year the team won for best robot design. Well done to everyone! pic.twitter.com/L6rzqbk50B

Local Governing Body

The Hinchley Wood Learning Partnership (HWLP) was formed on 1st July 2019 when Hinchley Wood School (formerly a single-academy trust) became a multi-academy trust. HWLP is now a multi-academy trust and a registered company, limited by guarantee.  It is an exempt charity regulated by the Education and Skills Funding Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education. More information about the Trust can be found on its website.

The HWLP Trust Board has established a Local Governing Body (LGB) for Hinchley Wood School fulfilling an advisory function regarding student learning and welfare. Under the LGB, an Admissions Sub-Committee has also been established. For further details, please refer to the Local Governing Body: Constitution and Terms of Reference which can  be accessed via the left hand column of this page.

The LGB comprises a maximum of eleven Local Governors. Local Governors are either elected or appointed: Up to five are appointed by Trustees; two Parent Local Governors are elected from the parent body; two Staff Local Governors are nominated and elected by school staff; the Co Headteachers are Ex-Officio Local Governors.

The Chair and/or Local Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to the Local Governors:

Clerk: Mrs Anya Headon

Address:
Hinchley Wood School,
Claygate Lane, Hinchley Wood,
Esher,
Surrey,
KT10 0AQ

Telephone: 020 8398 7161 

E-mail Address: aheadon@hinchleywoodschool.co.uk  

The members of the Local Governing Body are as listed below:

Name

Nominating Authority

Term Start

Term End

Richard Burrows (Vice-Chair)

Parent Election

10 May 2021

9 May 2025

Maria Cachia (Co-Headteacher)

Ex Officio

13 October 2021

Ex Officio

Philip Hall

Trust Appointed 

28 March 2023

27 March 2027

Tiziana Leone

Trust Appointed 20 September 2024 19 September 2028

Lucy Macdonald (Co-Headteacher)

Ex Officio

13 October 2021

Ex Officio

Sally Nestor

Staff Election

10 February 2022

9 February 2026

Lucy Richardson (Chair)

Trust Appointed

6 March 2022

5 March 2026

Emma Rising

Parent Election

30 March 2022

29 March 2026

Jon Ross

Trust Appointed

24 May 2021

23 May 2025

Karen Walker

Trust Appointed

3 December 2021

2 December 2025

Caroline Whitehouse

Staff Election

11 November 2022

10 November 2026

Tim Bennett-Hart resigned as a Trust appointed governor on 28 February 2024.

To meet ESFA Academy Trust Handbook requirements, the following information is also provided for each of the Local Governors who have been involved in governance during the previous academic year:

  • Date of Appointment
  • Date of termination (if applicable)
  • Term of Office
  • Who appointed them
  • Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests (also available below in an accessible format)
  • Attendance records for meetings  

The relevant documents can be accessed via the left hand column of this page.

 

Downloads

Page Downloads Date  
HWS Local Governors - Attendance 2023-24 14th Oct 2024 Download
HWS Local Governor Briefing Sheet 04th Feb 2025 Download