The Governing Body
We are extremely proud of our hard working Governing Body. All our governors are committed to improving positive outcomes for our pupils.
Their core responsibilities are:
- Ensuring accountability
- Acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the Head Teacher
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress
- Budgetary allocation and control
- Planning for the long term future of the school
- Setting the school’s aims and values
- Appointing senior members of staff including the Head Teacher
The governing body is split into committees. Each committee has their own responsibility, for example teaching and learning, finance and staffing and health, safety and premises. These committees meet separately from the main governing body to discuss relevant issues in more detail. Discussion is then fed back at a full governing body meeting. Please see the table below showing the structure of our governing body.
| Name | Category of Governor |
| Jenny Slater | Headteacher |
| Joanne Flackett (Chair) | Co-opted |
| Gary Roberts | Co-opted |
| Julie Sutcliffe | Co-opted |
| Sally Healy | Parent |
| Courtenay Cumpstey | Teacher |
| Sarah Hargreaves | Co-opted |
| Brian Walsh | Co-opted |
| Melvyn Blackband | Authority |
| Chiara Winter | Parent |
NB. Our Governing Body has no associate members.
Publication of Governors' Details and the Register of Interests
|
Name of Governor |
Jenny Slater |
|
Category of Governor |
Headteacher |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
31.08.2025 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing Committee / Quality of Education committee / Health, Safety and Premises Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Headteacher |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationship between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at another educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Joanne Flackett |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted Governor |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
18th March 2028 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Chair Governor Sixth Form nominated Governor Extended Schools |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at any other educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Jane Brooks |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body nominated by the LCC |
|
Term of office |
31st August 2027 - Resigned from governors role Summer Term Meeting, 24th June 2024 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Chair of Finance and Staffing Committee / ICT nominated Governor / PSHCE nominated Governor / Website Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at any other educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Rick Horabin |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
22nd February 2024 - Resigned from governor role Spring Term Meeting, 18th March 2024 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Health, Safety and Premises Governor / School Council nominated Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at any other educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Sally Healy |
|
Category of Governor |
Parent Governor |
|
Which body appointed them |
Parent appointed by Parents/Carers |
|
Term of office |
26 January 2029 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Child Protection Nominated Governor / Extended Schools / Wellbeing Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at any other educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Sarah Hargreaves |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
09th July 2027 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Quality of Education Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Vice Chair Governor / EYFS nominated governor / Pupil Premium Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at another educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Courtenay Cumpstey |
|
Category of Governor |
Teaching Staff Governor |
|
Which body appointed them |
School Staff |
|
Term of office |
13th March 2029 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Quality of Education Committee Finance and Staffing Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
SEND nominated Governor Curriculum nominated Governor Training LINK Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at another educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Julie Sutcliffe |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
31st August 2025 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
TA Representative Future Destination (Careers) Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationships between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at any other educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Brian Walsh |
|
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
31 November 2025 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Quality of Education Committee Health, Safety and Premises Committee |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
English nominated Governor Equality Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationship between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am a governor at another educational establishment
|
Name of Governor |
Melvyn Blackband |
|
Category of Governor |
Local Authority |
|
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
|
Term of office |
25th July 2027 |
|
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing |
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
LASGB / Mathematics nominated Governor |
- I declare I have no business interests
- I declare I have no relationship between myself and members of the school staff
- I declare that I am not a governor at another educational establishment