Trust and Governance
Makerfield Academy Trust Governance Structure
Members
Board of Directors/Trustees
Byrchall High School
Local Governing Board
From September 1st 2012 Byrchall High School became a converter Academy. It is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House (Company 8175642). An Academy is a publicly funded independent local school.
The Governors believe the allowed freedoms of changing to Academy status and the additional funding will enable the school to provide the best education that ensures the young people are fulfilled academically, socially and make a positive contribution to their community. A link to the Makerfield Academy Trust Website can be found here.
Article 12
The Members of the Academy Trust shall comprise:
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up to 2 persons to be appointed by the Foundation
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up to 2 persons to appointed by the Makerfield Community Trust
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1 person to be appointed by the Members, appointed under clause 12a and 12b
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any person appointed under Article 15A
Board of Directors/Trustees
Article 46
The Academy Trust shall have the following Trustees:
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up to 2 Trustees appointed by the Members (Article 50)
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up to 2 Trustees appointed by the Foundation (Article 50A)
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up to 4 Trustees appointed by the Makerfield Community Trust (Article 50AA)
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the 2 Principals of the Founding Schools
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the CEO (Article 57)
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a minimum of 2 Parent Trustees (elected or appointed under Articles 53-56). In the event that no Local Governing Bodies are established (Article 100A) or if no provision is made for at least 2 Parent Local Governors on each established Local Governing Body (Article 101A).
Article 47
The Academy Trust may also have up to 4 Co-opted Trustees appointed (Article 58)
Meeting Schedule (Makerfield Academy Trust)
Makerfield Academy Trust: Governance Meeting Schedule (2023-24)
Members:
Contact details:
Mr Jeremy Thomas: jthomas@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr David Thorpe: dthorpe@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Dr Jane Moor: jmoor@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mrs Aileen Wiswell MBE: awiswell@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Paul Keary: pkeary@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Trustees:
Contact details:
Mr Alan Birchall: abirchall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Ms Louise Tipping: ltipping@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr David Howard: dhoward@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Ms Claire Arstall: carstall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mrs Tracy Wogan: twogan@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Kevin Liston: kliston@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr James Leigh: jleigh@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mrs Angela Finch: afinch@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Ms Marie Collier: m.collier@wigan.gov.uk
Mr Paul Tushingham: ptushingham@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Gary Askew: gaskew@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Local Governing Board
Contact details:
Mr Alan Birchall: abirchall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mrs Tracey Hughes: thughes@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Gary Limb: glimb@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mrs Joanne Shaw: jshaw@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Rev. Jeremy Thomas: jthomas@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Andrew White: awhite@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Nicholas Williams: nwilliams@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Paul Barton: pbarton@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Mr Steve Sharples: ssharples@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Attendance at Byrchall LGB Standards and Effectiveness Committee (September 2022 to June 2023)
Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies Not Accepted, NS = No Apologies Sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required, CA = Consent for Absence, - = Not Applicable.
Attendance at Trust Board and FAR Committee Meetings (September 2022 to July 2023)
Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies Not Accepted, NS = No Apologies Sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required, CA = Consent for Absence, - = Not Applicable.
Declarations of Interest:
Accounts
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2023 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2022 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2021 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2020 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2019 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2018 can be downloaded here.
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A copy of the Academy Trust's accounts for the period ended 31st August 2017 can be downloaded here.
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Number of employees whose benefits are between £100K and £110K = 1
Schools Financial Benchmarking Service
Key Documents
Makerfield Academy Trust Contact Details
The Makerfield Academy Trust is based at:
Byrchall High School
Warrington Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 9PQ
England
Telephone: 01942 728221
CEO Mr A Birchall: abirchall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Chair of Trustees: Mr P Tushingham: ptushingham@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Company Secretary: Mrs A Finch: afinch@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Byrchall High School Contact Details
Byrchall High School
Warrington Road
Ashton-in-Makerfield
Wigan
WN4 9PQ
England
Telephone: 01942 728221
Headteacher: Mr A Birchall abirchall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Chair of Local Governing Board: Mrs T Hughes thughes@admin.byrchall.wigan.sch.uk