Governors

School governors are people from the school’s community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over at the date of their election or appointment. Persons under 18 may become Associate Members. There is no upper age limit.

Governors form the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.

"A governing body's overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Head Teacher to promote continuous improvement in the performance of the school.  This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable targets and the interpretation of information to access progress and determine appropriate action. Aligned to its improvement role, the governing body is there to be a critical friend who can provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Head Teacher and the school." School Governor Recruitment Toolkit

We are grateful to our Governing Body for their ongoing support and guidance. The Governing Body is Chaired by Julia Brown and she is supported by Vice-Chair, Ali Paterson.

The following table displays the statutory information the school must share about the governing body. The final column includes information relating to governors' business interests, additional governance roles in other educational establishments and personal relationships with staff/governors.

It is a statutory responsibility for schools to publish information on governor attendance at full governing body and committee meetings. This information is shown below with governors identified by their initials.

"Leaders and governors share the same relentless determination to provide the very best for every pupil." Ofsted 2024 Governors School governors are people from the school’s community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over at the date of their election or appointment. Persons under 18 may become Associate Members. There is no upper age limit. Governors form the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance. "A governing body's overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Head Teacher to promote continuous improvement in the performance of the school.  This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable targets and the interpretation of information to access progress and determine appropriate action. Aligned to its improvement role, the governing body is there to be a critical friend who can provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Head Teacher and the school." School Governor Recruitment Toolkit We are grateful to our Governing Body for their ongoing support and guidance. The Governing Body is Chaired by Emma Aylesbury and she is supported by Vice-Chair, Patrick Barber. The following table displays the statutory information the school must share about the governing body. The final column includes information relating to governors' business interests, additional governance roles in other educational establishments and personal relationships with staff/governors. Governor Portal   Name Governor role Term and end date Appointed by Additional information Patrick Barber Co-opted  4 years (Mar '28)  Governors Parent of pupil  Lucy Swales Parent 4 years (Nov '25) Elected Parent of pupil Kate Dudley-Smith Staff 4 years (Sept '27) Elected None Charlotte French Co-opted 4 years (Sept '27) Governors Parent of pupil Nicky Wye Foundation 4 years (Dec '28) Diocese None Emma Aylesbury LA  4 years (Jul '26) LA None Paul Fegan Co-opted  4 years (Apr '28)  Governors None Peter Handcock Parent 4 years (March '28)  Governors None John Wayland Head Teacher 4 years (ongoing) Governors Parent of pupil  Calum Dow Foundation  4 years (May '27)  Diocese Parent of pupil    It is a statutory responsibility for schools to publish information on governor attendance at full governing body and committee meetings. This information is shown below with governors identified by their initials.   GB meeting attendance 2023-24        Sept '23 Nov '23 Jan '24 Mar '24 Apr '24 Jul '24 JB No Yes Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  EA Yes Yes Yes  No Yes No  KDS Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes No  CF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  PC Yes No  Yes No Yes Yes  JW Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes  MS Yes Yes Yes No Yes  - LS No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes PH Yes Yes No Yes Yes No JR Yes  No  -  - - - CD Yes Yes No No Yes No PF - - - - Yes Yes  PB - - - Yes Yes  Yes      GB meeting attendance 2024-25        Oct '24 Nov '24 Jan '25 Mar '25 Apr '25 Jul '25 JB No Yes         EA Yes Yes         KDS Yes Yes         CF Yes Yes         JW Yes Yes         NW Yes Yes         LS No No         PH Yes Yes         CD Yes Yes         PF Yes Yes -       PB Yes Yes -