Current Board of Governors
Composition of the Board
As established in our Instrument of Government, we have capacity for twelve governors:
- two parents (elected by the parents)
- two staff members (one of whom is always the Headteacher, the other is elected by the staff)
- one foundation governor appointed by the Local Authority
- one foundation governor who is always the officiating minister for the parish
- six foundation governors appointed by the Diocese
As far as the foundation governors are concerned, the Local Authority and the Diocese will welcome nominations either from individuals themselves or from the current board. Where appointed or elected, board members participate for the term of office set out in the Instrument of Government (four years) unless otherwise indicated.
The current Board
The Board of Governors is currently:
| Name | Status | Appointed: |
Term of office ends |
| Duncan Priestley | Staff (ex officio) | not applicable | not applicable |
| Susan Pattinson | Staff (elected by staff) |
October 2014 (re-elected January 2023) |
January 2027 |
| Barbara Wallis (chair) | Foundation (appointed by Diocese) | June 2021 | June 2025 |
| Tom Cripps | Foundation (appointed by Diocese) | 17 February 2020 | January 2028 |
| Georgina Griffiths (vice chair) | Foundation (appointed by Diocese) | January 2023 | January 2027 |
|
Anna Lea |
Foundation (appointed by Diocese) | January 2022 | January 2026 |
| Revd Stephen Tudway | Foundation, Ex-officio | Joined January 2023 | n/a |
| Naomi Callaghan | Parent | July 2023 | July 2027 |
| Cllr Neil McCall | Local Authority | March 2025 | March 2029 |
| Kate Townend | Parent | March 2025 | March 2029 |
| Ayshka Sene | Foundation (appointed by Diocese) | May 2025 | May 2029 |
| Abi Ruehorn-Hyde | Clerk to Governors | March 2025 |
n/a |
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Others holding office during the past 24 months:
| Name | Status | Appointed: |
Stepped down: |
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| Sylvia Evans | Foundation Governor | Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2024 | |
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Karen Winder |
Parent Governor | June 2021 | March 2024 | |
| Christena Pelmore | Associate member, Resources committee | September 2023 | September 2024 | |
| Neil Hughes | Foundation Governor appointed by Local Authority | 4 June 2019 | October 2024 |
Governors' Skills
The National Governance Association offers a template for auditing the skills of the governing body. This helps the board to identify its strengths and weaknesses, and to address them through training and recruitment of new governors and associate board members.
We will update this audit on a regular basis - when governors change or when governors feel their skills have developed!
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skills-audit-january-2023 | [pdf 350KB] |
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