The governing body is made up of parents, staff and representatives of the church, diocese and Local Authority. They make decisions about how the school is run in consultation with the headteacher; they have legal duties, powers and responsibilities which include appointing staff and deciding how the school budget is spent.

Together with the professionals in school we share responsibility for:

• The school’s standards
• Its value for money
• Its proper management
• Its fairness in dealing with its staff and pupils
• Its communication with parents and the public

Individual governors have no power; the authority we have comes from working together as a governing body. With the professional staff at our school we try to provide the best possible education for all the children.

The governing body must ensure that in delivering its responsibilities, it promotes and safeguards the welfare of children.

Governors meet as a full group once a half term and the minutes of these meetings are made available in as folder outside the school office. Parent governors can contribute the views and ideas of other parents to the governing body but they are not there to act as a channel for complaints or to address any issue affecting an individual child or parent.

Governors are elected or appointed for four years to carry out their various duties.

Correspondence for the Chair of Governors can be passed on through the school office.

‘As a governing body, we are committed to ensuring that our status as a church school is recognised as making a real difference to the way the school is run. We pride ourselves that the school community is built on Christian values and principles such as love and forgiveness. There is a strong and enduring relationship with the Rector and God’s people at St. Mary’s Church and other local Christian churches.’
Chair of Governors

Please find below the details of our school governors over the last 12 months (governors who are not currently in post are shown in grey italics with a strike through):

Associate Members

The Deputy Headteachers are invited to attend full governing body meetings as Associate Members.  They do not have voting rights.

Register of Interests

In accordance with legislation, the embedded overview of declarations of governors (covering relevant business interests, details of any other educational establishments they govern and any relationships between governors and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives), which may conflict with the individual’s duties and authority.

Governor Attendance

Attendance at meetings-2022/23

2022/23 Vacancies

Currently the governing body has the following vacancies:

1 Foundation Governor