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Matthew Searle MBE FRSA

Chair or Governors

Co-Opted

Appointed  22nd March 2019 by FGB

Term of Office 29th March 2023 - 28th March 2027

Commitees

Finance & Resources, Pay Committee,

Strategy Group

Roles & Responsibilities

Computing, Data Protection/Privacy, Equality & Diversity, Finance & Resource, Health & Safety, Music, Safeguarding

Courtney Hendy

Parent Governor

Appointed 27 Nov 2024

Term of Office 27 Nov 2024 to 26 Nov 2028

Committees

Strategy Group, Pay Committee

Elected by Parents​

Roles & Responsibilities

English, Phonics

Christine Westmore

Co-opted Governor

Appointed 20 Mar 2024

Term of Office 20 Mar 2024 to 19 Mar 2028

Committees

Finance & Resources

Strategy Group

Headteacher Performance Management

Roles & Responsibilities

Finance & Resource, EYFS, Geography, Phonics, SEN

Gary Booth

Vice Chair

Local Authority Governor

First Appointed on 27th March 2025 by LA

Term of Office from 27th March 2025 - 26th March 2029

Committees

Finance & Resources (Chair), Headteacher Performance Management

Roles & Responsibilities

Finance & Resources, Maths, Modern Foreign Language, Attendance

Sarah Searle

Co-opted Governor

Appointed 7 Feb 2024

Term of Office 7 Feb 2024 to 6 Feb 2028

Committees

Finance & Resources

Strategy Group (Chair)

Pay Committee

Roles & Responsibilities

Finance & Resource, Art & DT, History, PSHE/RE, Mental Health & Wellbeing

Carl Wake

Headteacher

Appointed 30th March 2018

Term of Office 30th March 2018 - present

Committees

Finance & Resources

Strategy Group

Pay Committe

Roles & Responsibilities

Finance & Resource, Headteacher, Policies

Mark Andre

Co-opted Governor

Appointed 27th March 2025

Term of Office 27th March 2025 - 28th March 2029

Committees

Finance & Resources

Strategy Group

Roles & Responsibilities

Finance & Resource, PE

Natasha Taplin

Parent Governor

Appointed 21 Jan 2026

Term of Office 21 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2030

Committees

Pay Committee (Chair)

Roles & Responsibilities

Science

Louise Allman

Staff Governor

Appointed 5 Jan 2026

Term of Office 5 Jan 2026 to 4 Jan 2030

Alison Starnes

Clerk to Governors

Committees

Headteacher Performance Management, Pay Committee

Roles & Responsibilities

Clerk, Administration

Broomlands Close

St Helens

Ryde,

Isle of Wight 

PO33 1XH

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Contact

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Tel: 01983 872442

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Tel: 01983 872442

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