Andy Burns

Andy Burns was appointed Chief Education Officer (secondary) in January 2022. After graduating from Warwick University in 1994 with a mathematics degree, Andy moved to Birmingham and started his career as a teacher. Andy worked at several different schools that were all in challenging circumstances. Andy discovered his passion for making a difference in the community and providing support for children from disadvantaged backgrounds who deserve a good teacher and role model.

Andy became Principal of Ormiston Forge Academy in 2012 after the predecessor school was deemed ‘failing’ by Ofsted. The team worked extremely hard to turn the academy around and their success was rewarded when they were rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2016 and became a National Support School in 2017. Following on from this achievement, Andy became a National Leader of Education and Executive Principal, leading three schools. In 2020 Andy was promoted to work across Ormiston Academies Trust, leading on behavior, curriculum-led financial planning, and supporting Principals.

Andy has been a Trustee on the board of the Access Project since 2016 and works with academies to provide students with the opportunity to progress to university, through tuition and mentoring with ‘top’ businesses. As the first in his family to go to university, it is important for Andy to give others the same life-changing opportunity.