Governors

School Governing Board

The Governing Board are the strategic leaders of our school and have a vital role to play in making sure that every child gets the best possible education.

The Governing Board has a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

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.

In doing so, the Governing Board undertake the following key activities:

Understand our school. 
Set our school’s strategic direction.
Commission action.
Performance manage our school leaders. 
Check if we are fit for purpose.

To contact the Chair of Governors please contact the school office.

The Governing Board Membership

 

The Governing Board consists of twelve governors:

Name Category
 
Term of Office
(date of appointment   in bold)
Elected by Committee
Mr Gavin Brown Local Authority
(Chair of Governors)
01.05.19 - 
24.04.27
Governing Body Appointment
Finance & Resources

Mrs Gill 
Pinnington 
Foundation Ex Officio 
Governor  
(Vice Chair)
03.09.18 - 
02.09.26
Diocese Appointment
 
 
 
Mrs Pretty Ninan Parent Governor 
 
12.06.23 -
11.06.27
 
Elected by Parents

Pupil Premium
 
Mrs Liz Seymour   Foundation Governor 10.05.23 -
09.05.27
Diocese Appointment
 
Finance & Resources
 
Mr Andrew Mawdsley Headteacher
25.02.19-
 
Governing Body Appointment
 
Finance & Resources

Mr Susan Thompson Staff Governor 13.11.23 -
12.11.27
Elected by Staff


 
Mrs Bridgette Lawrence
Co-Opted Governor
 
16.06.21 -
15.06.25
 
Governing Body Appointment
 
 
SEND
Finance & Resources
 
Mr Craig Bowley  Parent Governor
26.01.22 -
25.01.26
 
Governing Body Appointment
 
 
Vacancy Co-Opted Governor
 
 
 
 
Governing Body Appointment
 
 
 
Ms Sara Ogden Parent Governor 12.06.23 -
11.06.27
Elected by Parents
 
Safeguarding
 
 
Mr Daniel Cook Parent Governor 29.11.23 -
28.11.27
Elected by Parents
Finance & Resources
Training & Development
 
 
Mr Emmanuel Olubayo
 
Foundation Governor
09.11.23 - 
08.11.27
Diocese Appointment
 
 
 
Miss Kate
Turnbull 
Clerk to the Governors NA
NA
 
NA
 

        

 




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