Skylarks School is operated by P Bloom Ltd
Skylarks School is owned by Options Autism (7) Ltd and is a fully owned subsidiary of P Bloom Ltd which is part of Outcomes First Group, a provider of children’s services in the UK.
Skylarks School has its own dedicated management team, under the leadership of Barry New, Headteacher. Oversight of school management is provided by the Regional Director for Options Autism, Ciaran Walsh responsible to the Managing Director Emma Sanderson and Chief Operating Officer Richard Power.
Richard Power also acts as the registered Proprietor Chairperson for P. Bloom 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: 01204 522899
Registered Number: 03699012
Chair of Governors and Regional Director: Ciaran Walsh, ciaran.walsh@ofgl.co.uk
Headteacher: Barry New barry.new@skylarksschool.co.uk