Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
a) 4 parent Governors
b) 1 local authority Governor
c) 2 staff Governors (including the head teacher)
d) 5 co-opted Governors
e) 2 Partnership Governors
OUR GOVERNORS
Chair of Governors: Mrs Sharon Kirwan, LA Governor
Vice chair: Mr Stuart Colby, Partnership Governor
Chair of Finance and Premises - Mr Stuart Colby
Chair of Curriculum and Safeguarding Governor - Mrs Julie Walker
Clerk to Governors: Mrs Danielle Cummins
In January 2024 the Governors made the decision to change the format of how meetings would work for the rest of the academic year. It was voted that they would change from separate Finance and Premises Meetings and Curriculum meeting to 6 Full Governor Meetings per year as many agenda items where being repeated in meetings.
| Governor | Category | Term of office | Attendance 09/23-07/24 | Governance in other schools | Business/ Financial interests |
| Mrs Sharon Kirwan | LA appointed | 27/1/2019 - 26/01/2027 | 100% | Nil | See below |
Mr Stuart Colby | Partnership | 27/1/2019 - 26/01/2027 | 100% | Nil | See below |
| Mrs Julie Walker | Co-opted | 27/1/2019 - 26/01/2027 | 66.6% | Nil | Nil |
Mr Joel Dinnage (resigned 07/2024) | Parent | 17/10/2018 - 20/10/2026 | 0% | Nil | Nil |
| Mr Andy Bridewell | Staff | 25/12/2009 - 25/12/2025 | 66.6% (An additional two meetings where attended by Mrs L Warren in absence of the Head Teacher) | Nil | Nil |
| Mrs Debbie Rowley | Co-opted | 29/01/2021-28/01/2025 | 83.9% | Nil | Nil |
| Mrs Carole Webb | Co-opted | 29/01/2021-28/01/2025 | 83.9% | Nil | Nil |
Mrs Danielle Cummins (resigned 07/2024) | Parent | 15/06/2022-14/06/2026 | 83.9% | Nil | Nil |
| Mr David Rees | Parent | 07/02/2024-07/02//2028 | 50% (Mr Rees was appointed in February 2024 attended 2 out of 4 meetings) | Nil | Nil |
| Mr Matthew Wight | Staff | 27/03/2024- 26/03/2028 | 100% (Mr Wight was appointed in March 2024 attended 3 out of 3 meetings) | Nil | Nil |
Mrs Sarah McKeown (resigned 02/2024) | Staff | 09/2015-02/2024 | 100% (Mrs McKeown resigned in February 2024 attended 3 our 3 meetings) | ||
| Mr James Heafy | Co-Opted | 12/06/24 - 11/06/2028 | Nil | See below | |
Governors who resigned within this academic year: Mr Joel Dinnage (Parent Governor) resigned July 2024 Mrs Sarah McKeown (Staff Governor) resigned February 2024 Mrs Danielle Cummins (Parent Governor) resigned July 2024 Mrs Charlotte Mercer (Clerk of Governors) resigned May 2024 | |||||
Finance and Premises Committee
| Governor | Role | Attendance 09/23-01/24 (3 meetings) |
| Mr Stuart Colby | Chair of committee, Vice chair of Governors | 100% |
| Mrs Sharon Kirwan | Chair of Governors | 33.3% |
| Mr Andy Bridewell | Head Teacher | 100% |
| Mr Joel Dinnage | Parent governor | 33.6% |
| Mrs Danielle Cummins | Parent governor | 100% |
Curriculum Committee
| Governor | Role | Attendance 09/23-01/24 (1 meetings) |
| Mrs Julie Walker | Chair of Curriculum Committee | 100% |
| Mrs Sharon Kirwan | Chair of Governors | 100% |
| Mr Andy Bridewell | Head Teacher | 100% |
| Mrs Sarah McKeown | Staff governor | 100% |
| Mrs Debbie Rowley | Co-opted governor | 100% |
| Mrs Carole Webb | Co-opted governor | 100% |
Pecuniary Interest
Mr Colby is self-employed as Stuart Colby Electrical Services. This was recorded in February 2021.
Mr Colby is also a Sub contractor to The Projects Company. This was recorded in October 2021.
Mr Colby's brother is employed by Kingsdown Joinery. This was recorded on 11th Oct 2022.
Mrs Kirwan carries out first aid training through Wiltshire First Aid. This was recorded in February 2021.
Relationships of Governors
Mrs McKeown is the sister of Mrs Edwards, one of the school's class teachers. This was recorded in February 2021.
Mr Heafy is married to Mrs Heafy, Forest School teacher. This was recorded in June 2021.
Mr Rees was formally married to Mrs Rees, Premises and Admin Assistant.