Our Governors
Our Governors have an important role to play across the 3 key areas:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
To effectively carry out these responsibilities, our Governors are committed to on-going professional development. This commitment is demonstrated in our intention for all Governors to receive training in the following 5 key areas:
1. Governors Induction
2. Safeguarding
3. Monitoring visits
4. Support and challenge
5. Health and Safety
Where Governors have “specific” Link Governor responsibilities, our intention is for those Governors to receive specific training relating to those roles – i.e. Finance and Attendance.
See links below for the structure, remit and voting rights of Governors' committees:
Click here to see the Governing Body Schedule of Work 2025 - 2026
Click here to see the Governors' Code of Conduct
Click here to see the terms of reference for the Finance Committee (Chair: Sophie Partridge)
Click here to see the link Governor roles and responsibilities for the academic year 2025 - 2026
Click here to see the FGB Diversity data
Governing Body Pecuniary Interests 2025|
Full name |
Date of appointment |
Date of step down (only for Governors leaving in last 12 months) |
Term of Office |
Governor Type |
|
Lucy Chapman |
01/09/2013 |
N/A |
N/A (Ex officio) |
Head Teacher |
|
Darren Brooker |
17/03/2024, re-appointed 2024 |
N/A |
16/03/2028 |
Chair of Governors Foundation Governor (PCC) Finance Committee |
|
Rev Alex Wheatley |
13/05/2021 |
NA |
N/A (Ex officio) |
Reverend Foundation Governor SEND Governor |
| Gaynor Ross |
21/06/2025 |
N/A |
20/06/2029 |
Staff Governor |
| Sue Whitfield |
16/03/2023 |
N/A |
15/03/2027 |
Foundation Governor (PCC) |
| Dawn Kerridge |
27/09/2019 re-elected 27/09/2023 |
N/A | 26/09/2027 |
Safeguarding Foundation Governor: Diocesan Board of Education |
| George Price | 03/03/2026 | N/A | 02/03/2030 |
Vice Chair Foundation Governor (PCC) |
| Sophie Partridge | 01/11/2022 | N/A | 31/10/2026 |
Chair of Finance Committee Parent Governor |
| Mary Williams | 27/09/2024 | N/A | 26/09/2027 |
SEND Foundation Governor: Diocesan Board of Education Governor |
| Neil Cobb | 09/12/2025 | N/A | 08/12/2029 |
Local Authority Governor Health and Safety |
| Claire Rowley | 09/12/2025 | N/A | 08/12/2029 |
Foundation Governor (PCC) |
| Vacancy |
Parent Governor |
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| Mark Williams | 01/09/2023 | 26/09/2024 | N/A |
Diocesan Board of Education Governor |
| Cllr Hayley Whitaker | 12/09/2024 | 09.10.2025 | N/A |
Local Authority Governor |
DBE - Diocesan Board of Education Governor
PCC - Parochial Church Council Governor
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2024/2026
|
Meeting |
Date |
Absentees |
| FGB | 22.01.2026 |
|
| FC | 20.01.2026 |
|
| FGB | 13.11.2025 |
Mary, Neil, Sue |
| FC | 4.11.2025 |
|
| FGB | 23.10.2025 |
Neil Cobb |
| FC | 6.10.2025 |
|
| Annual Priority Setting Meeting | 11.09.2025 |
Hayley Whitaker |
| FC | 1.7.2025 |
|
| FGB | 19.6.2025 |
Neil Cobb, Mary Williams, Hayley Whitaker |
| FGB | 22.5.2025 |
Sue Whitfield |
| FC | 29.4.2025 |
|
| FGB | 13.3.2025 |
Mary Williams, Hayley Whitaker |
| FC | 4.3.2025 |
|
| FGB | 23.1.2025 |
Rev Alex, Hayley Whitaker, Sophie Partridge |
| FC | 21.1.2025 | |
| FGB | 14.11.2024 | Hayley Whitaker, Neil Cobb |
| FC | 08.10.2024 | |
| FGB | 03.10.2024 | Rev Alex, Neil Cobb |
| AGM | 12.09.2024 | Mark Williams |