Governors

Our Governing Body

The Governing Body has a shared ownership for the development and strategic direction of our school. Governors establish, together with the Headteacher, aims for the school, and approve policies for the curriculum, behaviour and discipline, for example. Governors are responsible for the school’s budget and the use and maintenance of the premises. School governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They can only act together; they cannot act individually. 

As a Governing Body we meet regularly, endeavouring always to ensure our children receive the best education possible in a safe and supportive environment.

The Governing Body consists of 14 individuals representing different parts of our school and wider community. 

The Governing Body comprises:

  • Head Teacher
  • 1 Staff Governor
  • 8 Foundation Governors appointed by York Diocese
  • 2 Parent Governors
  • 1 Local Authority representative
  • 1 Co-opted governor

The total number of governors on the instrument of governance is 14.
Date of reconstitution: 1st September 2015

Please follow this link for details of the current governing body:

In September 2022 the governing body elected Sue Brooks as chair and Andrew Wilkinson as vice chair.  The Full Governing body meet regularly to discuss ethos,  and outcomes. In addition they have set up the following committee to carry out its core functions effectively.

Provisions Committee:

Philip Dale (chair), Emma McCormick, Chris Scott, Alison Whittaker, Sue Brooks, Andrew Wilkinson

Correspondence and enquiries for the Governing Body or Chair of Governors should be sent to the school office and marked for their attention.   The clerk to the governors is Karen Summerhill.

If you would like to know more about becoming a school governor please contact us here

Minutes from governors meetings are available by request via the school office

Friday 22nd March 2024

Two short half terms has brought us quickly to the end of term. It is amazing how time flies ! It certainly does not seem three years ago that I became headteacher of our school, but looking back I am so proud of each and every member of the school community, for the...

Friday 23rd February 2024

Oh what a night! Young Voice 2024! On Wednesday night, 33 of our amazing children joined over4,500 others from schools across the area in a fantastic show at the Sheffi eld Arena. Joined byprofessional dancers, singers and musicians they certainly brought the house...

Friday 19th January 2024

Happy New Year to you all and welcome back to school. It seems an age ago we had a busy, exciting end of term with Christmas parties, carol concerts and nativities and staff would like to send huge thanks for the gifts and cards received last term. Hopefully over the...

Friday 1st December 2023

Year 1 and 2 Alternative Advent For the past couple of weeks, the Key Stage 1 children have been bringing in their favourite books,all wrapped up! Every day in the run up to Christmas one will be chosen to share with their class.The children are very excited to see...

Friday 27th October 2023

Last week Years 3,4 and 5 went on a visit to York to consolidate their work on Vikings. However,as you will see they also found out more about Tudors and becoming an archaeologist. This is Austen's recount of the day:

Friday 13th October 2023

As there has not been a newsletter for the last few weeks, this edition is just a snippet of what thechildren have been getting up to. A big thank you for your love and support.

Friday 15th September 2023

Welcome Back Welcome to the first newsletter of the year and a huge welcome to our fantastic new receptionchildren who have settled in so beautifully already. What a joy to see them already listening so welland playing so cooperatively with their friends. There has...

Friday 14th July 2023

With only one week left until the summer break this will be the final newsletter of the term and year-and what a busy one it has been!We are so proud of the children in our school- how the have shone in so many ways. This newsletter is just a taster: sports,...

Friday 30th June 2023

For those of you who missed it- we received the results of our recent inspection last week. We are delighted that the inspection team recognised our strengths and that, “At the heart of the school’s ethos is the desire for pupils to shine.” This report reflects the...