Stanborough School
School Name: Stanborough School Address: Lemsford Lane Town/City: Welwyn Garden City County: Hertfordshire Postcode: AL8 6YR Telephone Number: 01707 321755 Website: http://www.stanborough.herts.sch.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Stanborough School
Headteacher: Mrs Merry John
Capacity: 1419
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1287 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 91% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 18.7%
- PD - Physical Disability
URN: 137847
DfE Number: 919/4014
UKPRN: 10036274
UPRN: 100081157514
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: Welwyn Hatfield (E07000241)
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield (E14001573)
Electoral Ward: Handside (E05011060)
Easting & Northing: 522890E, 211688N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 47' 27.57" N 0° 13' 10.07" W
Plus Code: 9C3XQQRJ+96
DfE Record: View record
- Lakeside School (0.3km)
- Applecroft School (0.8km)
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford (1.1km)
- Creswick Academy (1.3km)
- Our Lady Catholic Primary School (1.3km)
- Peartree Primary School (1.6km)
- Ludwick Nursery School (1.7km)
- Holwell Primary School (1.8km)
- Green Lanes Primary School (1.9km)
- The Ryde School (2.0km)
Predecessor school†
- Miss Karen Ashley - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 23 April 2012.
- Mr Andy Beale - Member. Appointed on 5 September 2017 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mrs Jacqueline Weintraub Broderick - Trustee. Appointed on 19 April 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 April 2030.
- Mr Joseph Choy - Trustee. Appointed on 1 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 April 2030.
- Mrs Jane Lilian Cranham - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2027.
- Ms Sarah Halliday - Member. Appointed on 23 November 2020 (Appointed by academy members).
- Dr Jonathan Peter Hickey - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2027.
- Mr Laxmikant Vishram Hirani - Trustee. Appointed on 6 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 November 2027.
- Mr Neil Hounsom - Member. Appointed on 8 December 2020 (Appointed by academy members).
- Ms Nkiru Jane Ikeagwu - Trustee. Appointed on 21 November 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 November 2026.
- Mrs Merry Marian John - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2018.
- Mrs Merry Marian John - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2026.
- Dr Stephen James Kane - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2027.
- Mr Ajay Mathew - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2027.
- Mr Peter Miles - Member. Appointed on 1 February 2012 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mr Peter Miles - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 1992 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 October 2028.
- Mr Geoffrey Timothy Mossman - Trustee. Appointed on 6 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 November 2027.
- Mr Guya Rabindra Persaud - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 2 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 March 2027.
- Mr Guya Rabindra Persaud - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mr Jesal Shah - Trustee. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2027.
- Mr Rishad Stylianou - Trustee. Appointed on 19 January 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 January 2030.
- Miss Shelley Amanda Taylor - Trustee. Appointed on 12 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 December 2029.
- Mr Adam Simon Wadley - Trustee. Appointed on 6 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 November 2027.