Cranford House has a governing body made up of local businessmen, ex-parents and educationalists, all of whom volunteer their time to ensure that Cranford is run professionally and efficiently. The Board of Governors is also responsible for the future developments of the school and the maintenance and enhancement of the site.
Mr Richard Bray Chairman of the Governors
Richard Bray is married and lives locally in Streatley-on-Thames, and has a long association with Cranford having had two daughters attend the school. He was on the Parents Association for many years and now on the Main Governing Body as Chairman for the past two years. He is a company Director within the Waste and Recycling Industry. Mr Bray is contactable at the schools' postal address (Cranford House, Moulsford, Nr. Wallingford, Oxon, OX10 9HT) or via email.
Mr Geoffrey Cole
Mr Geoffrey Cole is a Chartered Accountant. He owns Geoffrey Cole and Co in Reading. His daughter attended Cranford House.
Mr Bryn Howell-Pryce
Bryn Howell-Pryce is a Partner at Richard Wilson & Co Solicitors in Goring upon Thames. He is married with two children, was for thirty years an officer in the TA and is now one of the Regimental Trustees of the Royal Greenjackets. Rather worryingly, he also has a Private Pilots Licence. His daughter attended Cranford House.
Mr Andrew Harper
Mr Andrew Harper is married with two daughters and lives in Wallingford. He is a Chartered Surveyor by profession. His property business is based in Oxford, although was founded in Wallingford. He has been associated with Cranford for many years.
Mrs Gaye Walsh
Gaye Walsh is married, with two daughters, lives locally and has worked in both the tourism industry and education. Her current position is as a Principle Lecturer in Tourism and Air Travel at Buckinghamshire New University, where she is course leader for specialist courses delivered with external partners. Her involvement with the school has been as a parent, as a member of the Parents' Association and now on the governing body.
Miss Elisabeth Scoates
Elisabeth Scoates started her teaching career at Thame & Newbury and moved to Cranford where she taught Geography, Science & ICT across the whole age range of pupils. She retired as Deputy Head having worked for four different heads and experienced many changes in education and the development of the school. She now lives in Upton and finds time to enjoy her hobbies of dog breeding, showing & judging, walking and gardening.
Mrs Sarah McNaught
Sarah McNaught is married and has a son who attended Cranford. After gaining a Bachelor of Education degree from Southampton, she has had a wide range of teaching experience, including posts at Warminster Preparatory School, The Geneva English School in Switzerland and Cranford House. She recently qualified as a specialist teacher for dyslexics.
Annual Reports
Annual Report 06/07
Annual Report 07/08
Annual Accounts
Annual Accounts 06/07
Annual Accounts 07/08
Annual Accounts 08/09
Development Plans
At Cranford we are constantly thinking of ways to develop our school.The Headmistress and the School's Governing Body are committed to a five year plan of investment in the Cranford House site. We have recently refurbished our swimming pool, are in the process of adding an additional Science laboratory and refurbishing our existing Science Block (due for completion on July 1st). Over the Summer we will develop two, brand new independent learning spaces which will combine the functions of a library and an ICT focused research centre. We also hope, subject to planning to build an Astro-turf on our back field during the summer. This synthetic pitch will reduce the amount of time our pupils need to spend in transit to pitches external to our site and thus, increase the amount of time they can be active each day.
Next year we have plans to replace our gymnasium with a state of the art performance facility dedicated to music, drama and dance. Cranford is renowned for excellence in Music and Drama, and this new facility will reflect the quality of performance our pupils and staff achieve.
