The Barnes Wallis Academy
School Name: The Barnes Wallis Academy Address: Butts Lane, Tattershall Town/City: Lincoln County: Lincolnshire Postcode: LN4 4PN Telephone Number: 01526 342379 Website: http://www.barneswallisacademy.co.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2014 Trust: The David Ross Education Trust Sponsor: The David Ross Education Trust
Interim Principal: Miss Charlotte Dunsford
Capacity: 560
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 483 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 86% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 42.4%
URN: 141166
DfE Number: 925/4011
UKPRN: 10046906
UPRN: 10008514604
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: East Lindsey (E07000137)
Constituency: Louth and Horncastle (E14001343)
Electoral Ward: Coningsby & Mareham (E05009877)
Easting & Northing: 521873E, 358101N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 6' 24.56" N 0° 10' 50.81" W
Plus Code: 9C5X4R49+PM
DfE Record: View record
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- Mrs Virginie Barre - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 June 2026.
- Mr Chris Blanchard - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 November 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 27 November 2029.
- Ms Kay Louise Burge - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 October 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 2 October 2027.
- Mrs Nicola Carr - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 October 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 October 2026.
- Mr Tim Drakes - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 October 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 October 2028.
- Mr Tim Drakes - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Charlotte Dunsford - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 August 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Kimberley Jane Jackson - Local Governor. Appointed on 13 March 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 12 March 2030.
- Mr Timothy Alexander Naylor - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 December 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 2 December 2029.
- Ms Jessica Oversby - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 September 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 20 September 2028.
- Mrs Marie-Anne Murray Sardeson - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 March 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 26 March 2028.
- Ms Sarah Swann - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 February 2022 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 20 February 2026.
- Mr Richard Widdison - Local Governor. Appointed on 9 January 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 8 January 2029.
- Mr Richard Widdison - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mr David Wilkinson - Local Governor. Appointed on 21 February 2026 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 20 February 2030.
- Ms Becky Luise Wiltshire - Local Governor. Appointed on 17 June 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 16 June 2030.