--- title: "West Norfolk Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/west-norfolk-academies-trust-kings-lynn-752420 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 --- # West Norfolk Academies Trust: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, West Norfolk Academies Trust (trading as Springwood High School; Companies House 07546118; Kings Lynn) holds an A-rated Worker sponsor licence covering the Skilled Worker route and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since 30 June 2017 (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: Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 30 June 2017 - Trading as: Springwood High School - Also known as: Clenchwarton Primary School; Gaywood Primary School; Heacham Infant School; Heacham Junior School; Marshland High School; Smithdon High School; Snettisham Primary School; St Clements High School; Walpole Cross Keys Primary School; West Lynn Primary School - Industry: Education - Town: Kings Lynn - Registered address: Queensway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AW - Companies House number: 07546118 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07546118) - Website: https://www.springwoodhighschool.co.uk - 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/west-norfolk-academies-trust-kings-lynn-752420 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 56 licensed sponsors in King's Lynn: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/kings-lynn - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 122,278 Skilled Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/skilled-worker ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 32 changes worth checking, checked 25 October 2026, newest first: - 12 Oct 2026: Director resigned: MIDDLETON-JONES, Jane Isobel. Director change recorded on 12 Oct 2026. 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. The 20-working-day window runs to about 9 Nov 2026. - 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: PULSFORD-HARRIS, Dorothy Ann. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2026. 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. - 25 Mar 2026: New person with significant control: Miss Janey Victoria Cooksley. Change to people with significant control recorded on 25 Mar 2026. 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. - 7 Mar 2026: Cessation of Miss Janey Victoria Cooksley as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 7 Mar 2026. 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. - 7 Mar 2026: Director resigned: LODGE, Robert Peter. Director change recorded on 7 Mar 2026. 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. - 11 Nov 2025: New person with significant control: Miss Janey Victoria Cooksley. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Nov 2025. 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. - 11 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mr John Michael Brannon as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Nov 2025. 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. - 11 Nov 2025: Cessation of Mrs Amanda Ann Arterton as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 11 Nov 2025. 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. - 2 Apr 2025: New director appointed: MIDDLETON-JONES, Jane Isobel. Director change recorded on 2 Apr 2025. 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. - 11 Nov 2024: New director appointed: PULSFORD-HARRIS, Dorothy Ann. Director change recorded on 11 Nov 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: CORNWELL, Tracey Lorraine. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2024: Director resigned: ARTERTON, Amanda Ann. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 27 Mar 2024: New person with significant control: Dr Corallie Lloyd. Change to people with significant control recorded on 27 Mar 2024. 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. - 19 Jul 2023: Cessation of Ms Lesley Bambridge as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 19 Jul 2023. 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. - 10 Jul 2023: New director appointed: ALLEN, Timothy John. Director change recorded on 10 Jul 2023. 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. - 29 May 2023: Director resigned: DAUBNEY, Nicholas John. Director change recorded on 29 May 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 Mar 2023: Cessation of Mr Roger Henry Livesey as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 1 Mar 2023. 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 2022: Cessation of Mrs Susan Lunnun as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 31 Aug 2022: Cessation of Mrs Susan Lunnan as a person with significant control. Change to people with significant control recorded on 31 Aug 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. - 21 Sep 2021: New director appointed: WOOD, Roger. Director change recorded on 21 Sep 2021. 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. - 8 Sep 2021: Director resigned: ALLFLATT, Roger Keeble. Director change recorded on 8 Sep 2021. 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. - 21 May 2021: Notification of Mr John Michael Brannon as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 21 May 2021. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 19 May 2021: Director resigned: BRANNON, John Michael. Director change recorded on 19 May 2021. 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 May 2021: Notification of Mrs Susan Lunnun as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 14 May 2021. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days. - 14 May 2021: Director resigned: LUNNUN, Susan. Director change recorded on 14 May 2021. 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. - + 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 West Norfolk Academies Trust ### Is West Norfolk Academies Trust a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. West Norfolk Academies Trust in Kings Lynn is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors under this name since 2017. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can West Norfolk Academies Trust sponsor? West Norfolk Academies Trust is licensed for Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Worker (A rating)". ### Where is West Norfolk Academies Trust based? The register lists West Norfolk Academies Trust at Queensway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AW. 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 07546118. 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/west-norfolk-academies-trust-kings-lynn-752420 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/west-norfolk-academies-trust-kings-lynn-752420.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.