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 2023 -2023
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 2023-2024
Click here to see the FGB Diversity data Nov 2023
Governing Body Pecuniary Interests 2023
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 Pinn |
21/06/2021 |
N/A |
20/06/2025 |
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 |
Neil Cobb | 19/10/2020 | N/A | 18/10/2024 |
Parent Governor Health and Safety |
David Gregory | 01/04/2021 | N/A | 31/03/2025 |
Foundation Governor (PCC) Finance Committee |
George Price | 04/03/2022 | N/A | 03/03/2026 |
Vice Chair Foundation Governor (PCC) |
Sophie Partridge | 01/11/2022 | N/A | 31/10/2026 |
Chair of Finance Committee Parent Governor |
Mark Williams | 01/09/2023 | N/A | 31/08/2027 |
Foundation Governor: Diocesan Board of Education Governor |
Peter Shawley | 04/03/2022 | 06/04/2023 | N/A |
LA Governor |
Marian Jamieson | 29/09/2016, re-appointed 2020 | 31/07/2023 | N/A |
Diocesan Board of Education Governor |
DBE - Diocesan Board of Education Governor
PCC - Parochial Church Council Governor
Attendance at Governor Meetings 2023/2024
Meeting |
Date |
Absentees |
FC | 02.07.2024 | |
FGB 20.06.2024 | 20.06.2024 | Neil Cobb, Sue Whitfield, Darren Brooker |
FGB | 14.03.2024 | David Gregory, Sophie Partridge, Mark Williams, Sue Whitfield |
FC | 05.03.2024 | David Gregory |
FC | 30.01.2024 | All present |
FGB | 25.01.2024 | Mark Williams |
FGB | 16.11.2023 | Neil Cobb, David Gregory, Dawn Kerridge, Darren Brooker |
FC | 14.11.2023 | All present |
FGB | 05.10.2023 | Neil Cobb |
FC | 10.10.2023 | Lucy Chapman |
FGB AGM | 14.09.2023 | Neil Cobb |
FC | 4.7.2023 | All present |
FGB | 22.6.2023 | Rev Alex Wheatley |
FGB | 11.5.2023 | Neil Cobb, David Gregory, Marian Jamieson, Rev Alex Wheatley |
FC | 25.4.2023 | Marian Jamieson |
FGB | 16.3.2023 | Peter Shawley, Gaynor Pinn |
FC | 31.1.2023 | David Gregory |
FGB | 26.1.2023 | Neil Cobb |
FGB | 17.11.2022 | David Gregory, George Price, Peter Shawley |
FC | 15.11.2022 | David Gregory |
FC | 10.10.2022 | Marian Jamieson |
FGB | 6.10.2022 | Marian Jamieson, Peter Shawley |
AGM | 15.09.2022 | Neil Cobb |