Birthday Honours 2025
Peter Cohen OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Headteacher
“For services to Education.”
Recognised for
Topics
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Peter COHEN
lately Headteacher, Oak Bank School, Bedfordshire
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Headteacher
- Region
- Shefford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
22 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Bedfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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Caroline Tyerman
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“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
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Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
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Peter Scobie
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Audrey Moore
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Fiona Mccullough
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Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
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Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4906059. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Location (Shefford, Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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