Under the terms of the Education Funding Agency’s Academy Trust Handbook, we are required to publish information about the local governing body and attendance of the governors from the meetings held on behalf of the Academy Trust.
David Murphy (Chair of Local Governing Body)
Appointed: 10.12.2021
Term of office:10.12.2024 to 09.12.2027 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Elected
Joseph Shepherd (Principal, Ex-Officio)
Appointed: 01.09.2025
Appointed by: Trust
Lesley Nicolas (Local Governor)
Appointed: 30.06.2017
Term of office: 13.07.2023-12.07.2026 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Danielle Garner Donnelly (Staff Governor, Primary)
Appointed: 13.07.2023
Term of office: 13.07.2023-12.07.2026 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Elected
Ashwin Venkatakrishnan (Local Governor)
Appointed: 04.11.2024
Term of office: 04.11.2024 to 03.11.2027 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Ada Anurukem (Local Governor)
Appointed: 04.11.2024
Term of office: 04.11.2024 to 03.11.2027 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Lucy Kilburn (Parent Governor)
Appointed: 07.05.2025
Term of office: 07.05.2025 – 06.05.2028 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Elected
Menaka Nimalan (Parent Governor)
Appointed: 07.05.2025
Term of office: 07.05.2025 – 06.05.2028 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Elected
Josephine Garvin (Local Governor)
Appointed: 05.02.2025
Term of office: 05.02.2025 – 04.02.2028 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Meeting Attendance Register for 2024-2025
Governors who have stepped down in the past 12 months:
Sebastian Gordon (Local Governor)
Appointed: 07.10.2024
Term of office: 07.10.2024 to 13.07.2026 (resigned)
Appointed by: Trust
Susan McFadden (Staff Governor, Secondary)
Appointed: 09.12.2022
Term of office: 09.12.2022-08.12.2025 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Elected
Abimbola Taiwo (Local Governor)
Appointed: 09.12.2022
Term of office: 09.12.2022 to 08.12.2025 (3 year term)
Appointed by: Trust
Marlene Yabele (Local Governor)
Appointed: 07.10.2024
Term of office: 07.10.2024 to 03.12.2025
Appointed by: Trust
Jane Gibbs (Local Governor)
Appointed: 16.03.2018
Term of office: 13.07.2023-31.08.2025
Appointed by: Trust
Sandy Turner (Principal, Ex-officio)
Appointed:01.07.2017
Appointed by: Trust
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