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Governing Body

Welcome to our Governors Section

The Governing Body takes a largely strategic role in the running of school. This includes:

  • Ensuring the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction reflect those of the Church of England.
  • Setting its aims and objectives. 
  • Setting policies and targets for achieving the objectives.
  • Reviewing progress and reviewing the strategic framework in the light of progress.
  • Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

Types of Governors:

We have 12 members on our Governing Body. Currently, we have two vacancies for foundation governors.

They have a special responsibility for ensuring that the character of the school as a Church of England Voluntary Aided School is preserved and developed.

  • Ex Officio Foundation Governor (Reverend) and Headteacher (2)
  • DBE Foundation Governors (6): elected by the Diocesan Board of Education.
  • LA Governor (1): Appointed by the Local Authority.
  • Parent Governors (2): Elected by the Parents.
  • Staff Teaching Governor (1): Elected by the staff.

All Governors attend the Full Governing Body meeting every term and are members of either the Standards & Effectiveness Committee or Finance, Staffing & Buildings committee. The Terms of Reference specify their responsibilities.

Governor Attendance at Meetings

Governor attendance over the last academic year

Autumn Term 2024
Governor Full Governing Body Finance, Staffing & Buildings Standards & Effectiveness Pay & Performance
J Rushton     *  
G Bullock        
M Clayton     *  
A Pratt        
R Patel   *   *
J Duckworth   * *  
D Withey   * *  
Z Chopdat        
S Rafiq   *   *
B Gault   *   *
S Dickinson     *  
A Gault     *  
Spring Term 2024
Governor Full Governing Body Finance Budget Setting Finance, Staffing & Buildings Standards & Effectiveness
J Rushton *     *
G Bullock        
M Clayton * * * *
A Pratt        
R Patel   * *  
J Duckworth * * * *
Z Chopdat        
D Withey * * * *
S Dickinson       *
B Gault   * *  
S Rafiq   * *  
Summer Term 2024
Governor Full Governing Body Finance, Staffing & Buildings Standards & Effectiveness
J Rushton *   *
G Bullock      
M Clayton * * *
A Pratt      
R Patel * *  
J Duckworth * * *
D Withey * * *
S Dickinson *    
B Gault   *  
S Rafiq      
Z Chopdat * *  

Governing Board Diversity Information

Please see our Governing board diversity data. Five Governors have opted in to share their data and may ask to opt out at any given time.