--- title: "Ackworth School: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ackworth-school-pontefract-768454 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # Ackworth School: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, Ackworth School (Companies House 10562182, Pontefract) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering the Charity Worker and Skilled Worker routes, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Charity Worker; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Industry: Education - Town: Pontefract - Registered address: Ackworth School Pontefract Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, England, WF7 7LT - Companies House number: 10562182 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/10562182) - Website: https://www.ackworthschool.com - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ackworth-school-pontefract-768454 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 37 licensed sponsors in Pontefract: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/pontefract - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 1,531 Charity Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-charity ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 32 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 1 Nov 2024: Director resigned: BUNNEY, David Joseph. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2024: Director resigned: ALLAN, Susan Winfred. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 Sep 2024: New director appointed: CARSON, Neil Spence. Director change recorded on 30 Sep 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Apr 2024: Director resigned: MAREE, Anton Adriaan. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 12 Apr 2024: New director appointed: BEER, Martyn Julian. Director change recorded on 12 Apr 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Feb 2024: Director resigned: LINCOLN, Robert. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Feb 2024: New director appointed: PENMAN, Andrew Clive. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Feb 2024: New director appointed: HARTSHORNE, Mary Vipont. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 2 Feb 2024: New director appointed: RAPHAEL, Susan Claire. Director change recorded on 2 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2023: Director resigned: NAPIER, Kate. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Nov 2022: New director appointed: NAPIER, Kate. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Nov 2022: Director resigned: SEED, Charles Nicholas. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Nov 2022: Director resigned: ALLEN, Christopher. Director change recorded on 1 Nov 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Apr 2022: Cessation of Mr David Bunny as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 4 Apr 2022. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2019: New director appointed: ALLEN, Christopher. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2019: Director resigned: BARBARACHILD, Zephyrine. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2018: New director appointed: LINCOLN, Robert. Director change recorded on 1 Sep 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2018: Director resigned: NAPIER, Kate. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Sep 2017: New person with significant control: Mr David Bunny. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Sep 2017. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Aug 2017: Cessation of Mr Edward Vipont Brown as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 2017. If this changes who owns or controls your organisation, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Aug 2017: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 3 Aug 2017. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2017: New director appointed: SEED, Charles Nicholas. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Jul 2017: Director resigned: BROWN, Edward Vipont. Director change recorded on 14 Jul 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Jun 2017: New director appointed: BUNNEY, David Joseph. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 14 Jun 2017: New director appointed: ALLAN, Susan Winfred. Director change recorded on 14 Jun 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 7 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs No listings matched yet. Job listings are harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched back to the register by employer name. ## Common questions about Ackworth School ### Is Ackworth School a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. Ackworth School in Pontefract is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can Ackworth School sponsor? Ackworth School is licensed for Charity Worker and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Where is Ackworth School based? The register lists Ackworth School at Ackworth School Pontefract Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, England, WF7 7LT. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 10562182. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ackworth-school-pontefract-768454 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/ackworth-school-pontefract-768454.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.