Avonside School is operated by Acorn Care and Education Ltd
Avonside School is owned by Acorn Norfolk Limited and is a fully owned subsidiary of Acorn Care and Education Ltd, which is part of Outcomes First Group, a provider of child services in the UK.
Avonside School has a dedicated management team under the leadership of Christina Darkes. Oversight of school management is provided by Claire Imber, Regional Director for Acorn Education, who is responsible to the Managing Director, Dan Cooke, and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Power.
Richard Power also acts as the registered Proprietor Chairperson for Acorn Care and Education Ltd.
The management team is complemented by Group support functions covering Quality and Compliance, Admissions and Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and IT. Key decisions are referred to Outcomes First Group’s Board of Directors, consisting of Outcomes First Group CEO, David Leatherbarrow and CFO, Jean-Luc Janet, together with an independent Chairman and three Non-Executive Directors.
In addition, the Group continues its robust governance through local governing committees, a national education performance board chaired by the Operations Director and an independent Safeguarding and Quality Committee with three independent members. These governance groups meet every term.
Chair of Proprietorial Body: Richard Power, richard.power@ofgl.co.uk
Registered Office: Atria, Spa Road, Bolton, BL1 4AG
Telephone number: 01174 529789
Registered Number: 07448673
Regional Director: Claire Imber, claire.imber@ofgl.co.uk
Headteacher: Christina Darkes, Christina.Darkes@avonsideschool.co.uk