Our Governing Board takes its role of providing confident and strong strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance seriously.
The Governing Board has three core functions:
Our governing board meets as a full body every half term.
Our finance committee meet meet every half term.
Roger Widdecombe is our Chair of Governors, our Vice Chair is Terri Harvey.
Full name |
Date of appointment |
End date |
Date they stepped down (where applicable) |
Category |
Appointed by |
Relevant business and pecuniary interests |
Roles and responsibilities |
Attendance record at the governing committee meetings 2020-2021 |
Attendance record at the FULL governing body meetings |
Julian Adams | 02/10/2020 | 01/10/2021 | Staff Governor | Staff | None | Staff Governor | FGB - 1/1 | ||
Richard Coombs |
12/12/2019 |
11/12/2023 |
Co-Opted |
Governing Body |
Trustee at Dean Close Foundation of Schools |
Efficient and effective school development priorities |
FGB – 1/1 |
||
Moira Gage |
12/12/2019 |
11/12/2023 |
Local Authority |
Governing Body |
None |
SEND Pupil Premium |
|
FGB – 1/1 |
|
Alison Godfrey |
01/01/2019 |
NA |
Headteacher |
Ex-Officio |
None |
Headteacher |
F – 2/2
|
FGB – 1/1 |
|
Terri Harvey |
07/05/2019 |
06/05/2022 |
08/10/2020 |
Co-Opted |
Governing Body |
None |
Finance |
F – 1/1 |
FGB – 1/1 |
Sue Lewis |
24/05/2018 |
23/05/2021 |
Co-Opted |
Governing Body |
None |
Safeguarding |
|
FGB – 1/1 |
|
Ben Maughan |
11/10/2016 |
10/10/2020 |
TERM ENDED |
Parent |
Parents |
Wife is an independent music tutor at the school |
Data |
|
FGB – 1/1 |
Brenda Moody |
24/05/2018 |
23/05/2021 |
Co-Opted |
Governing Body |
None |
Curriculum Learning and achieving together school development priorities |
F – 2/2 |
FGB – 1/1 |
|
Lucia Silver |
26/11/2017 |
25/11/2021 |
Parent |
Parents |
None |
Sports Premium Happy and healthy school development priorities |
FGB – 1/1 |
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Katherine Shepherd | 07/10/2020 | 06/10/2024 | Co-Opted | Employed as Clerk to Governors at various GCC schools | FGB – 1/1 | ||||
Roger Widdecombe |
07/05/2019 |
06/05/2022 |
Co-Opted |
Governing Body |
None |
Premises Health and Safety Happy and healthy school development priorities |
F – 2/2 |
FGB – 1/1 |