SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
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:
- up to 2 persons to be appointed by the Foundation
- up to 2 persons to appointed by the Makerfield Community Trust
- 1 person to be appointed by the Members, appointed under clause 12a and 12b
- any person appointed under Article 15A
Board of Directors/Trustees
Article 46
- The Academy Trust shall have the following Trustees:
- Up to 2 Trustees appointed by the Members (Article 50)
- Up to 2 Trustees appointed by the Foundation (Article 50A)
- Up to 4 Trustees appointed by the Makerfield Community Trust (Article 50AA)
- The 2 Principals of the Founding Schools
- The CEO (Article 57)
- 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
Name | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To |
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Mr Jeremy Thomas | Foundation Governors | 10/08/2012 | – |
Mr David Thorpe | Makerfield Community Trust | 01/12/2019 | – |
Dr Jane Moor | Makerfield Community Trust | 17/05/2020 | – |
Mr Aileen Wisewell MBE | Co-option | 15/10/2020 | – |
Mr Paul Keary | Foundation Governors | 08/07/2020 | – |
Former Members | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To |
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Ms Lynette Turner | Stepped Down | 07/2017 | 17/05/2020 |
Mr Peter Hart | Stepped Down | 07/2017 | 08/07/2020 |
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
Name | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To | Role |
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Mr Alan Birchall | CEO | 10/08/2012 | – | CEO, Accounting Officer |
Mr Gary Askew | Member Appointed | 15/12/2022. Confirmed: 12/09/2023 | 14/12/2026 | Finance & Audit |
Mr David Howard | Co-option/Parent | 07/07/2020 | 06/07/2028 | Finance & Audit |
Ms Claire Arstall | Makerfield Community Trust | 22/02/2021 | 21/02/2025 | Safeguarding/ SEND |
Mrs Tracy Wogan | Makerfield Community Trust | 01/03/2021 | 28/02/2025 | Finance & Audit |
Mr Kevin Liston | Foundation Governors | 08/03/2021 | 07/03/2025 | – |
Mr Paul Tushingham | Foundation | 23/09/2021 | 22/09/2025 | Chair |
Mrs Anna Dawe | Makerfield | 01/09/2024 | 31/08/2028 | – |
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Officers | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To | Role |
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Mr James Leigh | Chief Financial Officer | 02/03/2022 | ||
Mrs Angela Finch | Company Secretary | 17/06/2020 | ||
Ms Marie Collier | Clerk | 01/09/2020 |
Former Trustees | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To | Role |
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Mr Stuart Entwistle | Foundation | 07/11/2018 | 06/11/2022 | Stepped Down 12/12/2020 |
Mrs Vikki Semple | Co-option | 18/10/2017 | 17/10/2021 | Stepped Down 22/02/2021 |
Mr Stuart Barton | Co-option/ Parent | 07/12/2017 | 06/12/2021 | Stepped Down 20/09/2021 |
Mr Peter Hart | Foundation | 25/07/2017 | 23/09/2021 | Stepped Down 23/09/2021 |
Mr Neil Green | Makerfield Community Trust | 25/07/2017 | 24/07/25 | Stepped Down 03/05/2022 |
Ms Louise Tipping | Makerfield Community Trust | 25/07/2017 | 31/08/2024 | Stepped Down 31/08/2024 |
Former Officers | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To | Role |
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Mr Gill Goulding | Former CFO | 08/04/2020 | 21/02/2021 | Stepped Down 22/02/2021 |
Mr Chris Myers | Former CFO | 05/02/2019 | 07/04/2020 | Stepped Down |
Mr Daniel Powell | Former CFO | 22/02/2021 | 01/03/2022 | Stepped Down |
Contact details:
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Mr Alan Birchall: abirchall@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
- Mrs Anna Dawe: adawe@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Local Governing Board
Name | Category | Date of Appointment | Term To | Role |
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Mr Alan Birchall | Headteacher | 10/08/2012 | – | Headteacher |
Mrs Tracey Hughes | Appointed Governor (Makerfield Academy Trust) | 08/03/2018 | 14/07/2026 | Chair, Science, MFL |
Mr Gary Limb | Appointed Governor (Makerfield Academy Trust) | 08/03/2018 | 07/03/2026 | Computing, Humanities |
Mrs Joanne Shaw | Appointed Governor (Makerfield Academy Trust) | 08/03/2018 | 07/03/2026 | Vice Chair, SEND, Safeguarding/ Child Protection, Children Looke After, Pupil Premium, Attendance, Personal Development, Careers |
Mr Nicholas Williams | Appointed Governor (Makerfield Academy Trust) | 07/07/2020 | 06/07/2024 | Humanities |
Mr Paul Barton | Appointed Governor (Makerfield Academy Trust) | 07/07/2020 | 06/07/2024 | Computing |
Mr Steve Sharples | Elected by Parents | 0403/2022 | 03/03/2026 | |
Mr Andrew Rastrick | Staff Governor | 19/09/2024 | 18/09/2028 |
Contact details:
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Mr Alan Birchall: abirchall@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
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Mrs Tracey Hughes: thughes@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
- Mr Gary Limb: glimb@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
- Mrs Joanne Shaw: jshaw@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
- Mr Andrew Rastrick: arastrick@byrchall.wigan.sch.uk
Byrchall High School – Attendance (September 2023 to June 2024)
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.
Governor | Governor Type | Joint Trustee/ LGB Meeting 21/09/2023 | Autumn LGB 02/11/2023 | Spring LGB 15/02/2024 | Summer LGB 20/06/2024 |
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Paul Barton | Appointed Governor | NS | N | N | N |
Alan Birchall | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Sue Counsell | Clerk | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Angela Finch | Other | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Tracy Hughes | Appointed Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Lois Hutton | N | Y | |||
Mr Gary Limb | Appointed Governor | N | Y | N | Y |
Phil Paul | Observer | Y | Y | Y | |
Mr Ste Sharples | Parent Governor | Y | N | Y | Y |
Mrs Joanne Shaw | Appointed Governor | N | Y | N | Y |
Rev Jeremy Thomas | N | Y | |||
Mr Andrew White | Y | N | |||
Mr Nick Williams | Appointed Governor | Y | Y | N | Y |
View chart as a pdf here
Makerfield Academy Trust – Attendance (September 2023 to July 2024)
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.
Governor | Governor Type | Joint Trust Board/LGB Meeting 21/09/2023 | Autumn 1 Trust Board Meeting 21/09/2023 | Finance Audit and Risk Committee 21/11/2023 |
Trust Board Meeting 07/12/2023 |
Trust Board 01/02/2024 | Finance Audit and Risk Committee 05/03/2024 | Finance Audit and Risk Committee 30/04/2024 |
Trust Board Meeting 16/05/2024 |
Finance Audit and Risk Committee 25/06/2024 |
Trust Board Meeting 10/07/2024 |
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Claire Arstall | Trustee | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | ||||
Gary Askew | Trustee (Member Appointed) | N | N | Y | NS | Y | N | Y | Y | NS | Y |
Alan Birchall | CEO | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
David Howard | Co-Opted Trustee | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y |
Kevin Liston | Foundation Trustee | N | N | N | NS | N | N | ||||
Louise Tipping | Trustee | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
Paul Tushingham | Foundation Trustee | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Tracy Wogan | Trustee | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
View chart as a pdf here
Declarations of Interest:
- Byrchall High School Local Governing Board Declarations of Interest
- Makerfield Academy Trust Declarations of Interest
- Makerfield Academy Trust Members Board Declarations of Interest
Accounts
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2023 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2022 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2021 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2020 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2019 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2018 can be downloaded here.
- A copy of the Academy Trust’s accounts for the period ended 31st August 2017 can be downloaded here.
- Number of employees whose benefits are between £100K and £110K = 1
Schools Financial Benchmarking Service
Link to Schools Financial Benchmarking (GOV.UK)
Key Documents
- Admissions Policy
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Deed of Variation of Funding Agreement
- Deed of Variation (signed on behalf of Secretary of State)
- Financial Procedures and Financial Scheme of Delegation
- Financial Procedures – Supplier Account and Bank Setup
- Master Funding Agreement
- Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Model Supplemental Agreement
- Scheme of Delegation
- Supplemental Funding Agreement
- Whistleblowing Policy
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