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Current Governors

 Name

Elected by

Responsible Authority

Term of office

Committee Membership

Governorship held at other schools

Business interests declared

Financial interests declared

Relationships with staff

Matthew Ingram-Smith

Chair of Governors

Governing Body Co-opt 25.01.2024 - 24.01.2028 Children, Learning and community links / Resources None Chair of trustee - KnownValuedLoved - Education Charity None None

Penny Amott

Vice Chair of Governors

Local Authority LA Governor 26.09.25 - 25.09.29 Children, Learning and Community Links / Resources None None None None

Caroline Huxford

Governing Body

Co-Opt

18.07.26 - 17.07.30

Children, Learning and community links / Resources

None 

None

None

None

Ellie Vernon Governing Body Co-opt 24/10/24 - 23/10/28 Children, Learning and community links / Resources None Inclusion Support Advisory Teacher None None

Charlotte Lavender

Staff

Headteacher

01/09/19 - ongoing

Children, Learning and Community Links / Resources

 None

None 

None

None

Fiona Oliver

 Staff

Deputy Headteacher

16/09/21 - ongoing

Children, Learning and community links / Resources

 

None 

None

None

None

Amanda Daykin

Clerk

 Clerk to Governors

01.10.17 -Ongoing

 

None

None

None

None

Laura Banks Parents Parent Governor 01.09.25 - 31.08.29 Children, Learning and Community Links / Resources None None None None
Janice Markham Governing Body Co-opt 24.09.26 - 23.09.30 Children, Learning and Community Links / Resources None None None None

The Governing Body can be contacted through the School Office.

Governors complete and sign a Declaration of Interest Form each September which is kept on file by the Clerk to Governors. Governors are asked at each meeting if they have a declaration of interest and this is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

Governor Attendance - Academic Year - 2026/27

Key ♦ Attended meeting

Name

AGM/FGB

24.09.2026

FGB

01.10.2026

CLCL

05.11.2026

Resources

19.11.2026

FGB

10.12.2026

CLCL

11.02.2027

Resources

25.02.2027

FGB

18.03.2027

CLCL 

20.05.2027

FGB

15.07.2027

Matt Ingram-Smith

(Chair)

♦ ♦ x              

Penny Amott

(Vice Chair)

♦ ♦                
Ellie Vernon ♦ ♦                
Janice Markham ♦ ♦                
Diane Lawrence   ♦                
Laura Banks ♦ ♦                
Caroline Huxford ♦ ♦                
Charlotte Lavender ♦ ♦                
Fiona Oliver ♦ ♦                

Governor Attendance - Academic Year - 2025/26

Key ♦ Attended meeting

Name

AGM/FGB

25.09.2025

CLCL

23.10.2025

Resources

13.11.2025

FGB

04.12.2025

CLCL

29.01.2026

Resources

26.02.2026

FGB

16.04.2026

CLCL 

23.04.2026

FGB

16.07.2026

Karen Rowley

(Chair)

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ x x ♦  

Matt Ingram-Smith

(Vice-Chair)

♦ ♦ ♦ x ♦ ♦ ♦ x  

Charlotte Lavender

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦  

Fiona Oliver

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦  

Penny Amott

♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦  
Ellie Vernon ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ x ♦ ♦ ♦  
Caroline Huxford ♦ ♦ ♦ x ♦ ♦ ♦ x  
Laura Banks ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦  
Nina Cooper-Cave n/a n/a ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦