Academy Committee

Academy Status and Governance

East Bergholt High School became an Academy on 1 August 2011, and on 1 June 2017, together with Hadleigh High School and Claydon High School, formed the Penrose Learning Trust.  The Trust is incorporated as a private limited company (No. 7682993), registered in England and Wales.   The registered office of the Academy Trust is East Bergholt High School, Heath Road, Colchester, CO7 6RJ. The Trust is also an exempt charity, subject to charity law, but exempt from regulation by the Charity Commission as it is regulated by the Department for Education. The terms on which funding is provided to the Trust is set out in a Master Funding Agreement with the Department for Education. (DfE) The latest Annual Report for the Penrose Learning Trust can be found here. 

Details on the membership  of the Penrose Learning Board of Directors and its Members, can be found on the Penrose Learning Trust Website.

To contact the Academy Committee please email: enquiries@ebhigh.org.uk 

EBHS Academy Committee 2023-2024

Community Committee Members
Mr C. Burns (App: 31.01.2023)

Mr R Bannister (App: 13.07.2023)

Ms D Barrow (App: 31.01.2023)

Mr P Vergo (App: 13.10.2023)

SEND Committee Member

Safeguarding Committee Member
Mr C Burns (App: 31.01.2023)

Parent Committee Member

Staff Committee Member
Mrs J Kennell (App: 22.11.2022)

Headteacher (ex officio)
Mr D. Woodcock