Governance

Ashford School is governed by the United Church Schools Trust (UCST) and admisistered by a local board of Governors with specific responsibility for certain aspects of the school. The Chairman of the Ashford School Council may be contacted care of the School at East Hill, Ashford, Kent, TN24 8PB.

Chairman:
Mr P T E Massey, MA

Vice-Chairman:
Mr R I Henderson, JP

Council Members:
Mr H N L Blenkin, QPM
Mrs A A C Cottrell, JP
Mr W Peppitt, MRICS
Mr A J Rawlins
Mr T Richards
Mrs E Rose, MSc
Mr P B Smith, MA
Mrs L van der Bijl
Mrs J M Webb, BA

The United Church Schools Trust (UCST) is a leading education charity in the UK. Founded in 1883, UCST has a long and distinguished tradition in the provision of independent education and boarding and currently operates 10 fee-paying independent schools across the UK.

The subsidiary charity of UCST is the United Learning Trust (ULT) which was established in 2003 and is now the largest single sponsor of academies - independently managed specialist state schools. ULT currently consists of 17 academies in areas with some of the worst deprivation index scores in the country. Our state-of-the-art academies are free of charge to attend and welcome students regardless of faith, background or ability.