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 |
Pat Naylor (Chair) | Co-opted |
Jane Brooks | Authority |
Julie Sutcliffe | Co-opted |
Sally Healy | Parent |
Courtenay Cumpstey | Teacher |
Sarah Hargreaves | Co-opted |
Richard Horabin | Co-opted |
J F | Parent |
Brian Walsh | Co-opted |
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 / Teaching and Learning 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 a governor at another educational establishment
Name of Governor |
Pat Naylor |
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
Term of office |
31st August 2023 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing Committee / Pay /Appraisal Committee |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Chair of Governors |
- 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 |
Authority |
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body nominated by the LCC |
Term of office |
31st August 2023 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Finance and Staffing Committee /Teaching and Learning Committee / Pay Appeals |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Chair of Finance and Staffing Committee / ICT 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 |
R J Horabin |
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
Term of office |
22nd February 2024 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee / Finance and Staffing Committee / Pay Appeals |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Health, Safety and Premises 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 GB/board due to no election candidates |
Term of office |
01 December 2024 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Child Protection Nominated Governor and Mathematics 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 |
J F |
Category of Governor |
Parent Governor |
Which body appointed them |
Parent and Carers |
Term of office |
26th November 2024 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Teaching and Learning Committee / Pay Appeals |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
Vice Chair Governor PSHCE nominated Governor Link 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 |
Sarah Hargreaves |
Category of Governor |
Co-opted |
Which body appointed them |
Governing Body |
Term of office |
09th July 2023 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Teaching and Learning Committee / Pay Appeals |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
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 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 |
31st December 2024 |
Committees that governor serves on |
Health, Safety and Premises Committee / Teaching and Learning Committee |
Details of any positions of responsibility |
SEND Governor Curriculum 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 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 / Finance and Staffing 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 |
Teaching and Learning Committee
|
Details of any positions of responsibility |
|
- 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
Governor Attendance 2022-23
Name | Category of Governor | Appointment Date / Term of Office | End Date | Attendance Full Governors | Committees that governor serve on | Attendance Committee | Details of any positions of responsibility |
Mrs Jenny Slater | Headteacher | 01.09.2021 | 31.08.25 | 2/2 |
Finance and Staffing Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Health, Safety and Premises |
2/2
2/2
2/2 |
Headteacher |
Mrs Pat Naylor | Co-opted | 01.09.2017 | 31.08.23 |
2/2 |
Finance and Staffing | 1/2 | Chair of Governors and Child Protection nominated Governor |
Mrs Jane Brooks | Authority | 01.09.2019 |
31.08.23
|
2/2 | Finance and Staffing Teaching, Learning and Curriculum |
2/2
1/2
|
Chair of Finance and Staffing and Teaching and Learning committee ICT nominated Governor |
Mr Rick Horabin | Co-opted | 23.02.2020 | 22.02.24 | 1/2 | Finance and Staffing Health, Safety and Premises |
1/2
2/2
|
Health, Safety and Premises nominated Governor
|
Mrs Sarah Hargreaves | Co-opted | 01.09.2018 | 31.08.23 | 2/2 | Teaching, Learning and Curriculum | 2/2 | EYFS nominated Governor |
J F | Parent | 13.06.2016 |
12.06.24 Due to Covid-19 end date extended for one annual term |
2/2 | Teaching, Learning and Curriculum | 2/2 |
Vice Chair Governor PSHCE nominated Governor Link Governor Extended Schools |
Mrs Julie Sutcliffe | Co-opted | 01.09.2017 | 31.08.25 | 2/2 |
Finance and Staffing Health, Safety and Premises |
2/2
2/2
|
TA Representative Future Destination (Careers) Governor |
Mrs Sally Healy | Parent | 01.12.2020 | 30.11.2024 | 2/2 | Health, Safety and Premises |
1/2 |
Health, Safety and Premises
Mathematics nominated Governor
|
Miss Courtenay Cumpstey | Teacher | 01.01.2021 | 31.12.2024 | 2/2 |
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum
Health, Safety and Premises |
1/2
1/2
|
SEND Nominated Governor Curriculum nominated Governor Chair of Health, Safety and Premises |
Mr Brian Walsh | Co-opted | 30.11.2021 | 29.11.2025 | 2/2 | Teaching, Learning and Curriculum | 2/2 |