We are very fortunate at Thackley to have an active and committed Governing Body, which brings additional skills and expertise, continually provides support and contributes to the fantastic progress in school.
The three core strategic functions of Thackley Primary School Governing Body are:
1. Ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school.
2. Supportively holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it’s pupils.
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that it’s money is well spent.
The school’s Governors are all volunteers with a varied scholastic and work background whose common interest is in ensuring Thackley Primary School remains the excellent learning environment that it is, and that it continues to improve.
Vacancies arise for new Governors from time to time. If you are interested in becoming a governor please speak to the head teacher or the Chair of Governors.
The Department for Education (DfE) recognises that diversity is important and wants governing boards to be increasingly reflective of the communities they serve. The DfE encourages schools and trusts to collect and publish diversity data about the board.
The school uses Governing board diversity indicators form by the National Governance Association to collect data. Completion of this form is on a voluntary basis is submitted in confidence to the Head Teacher.
Start Date 09.05.19 – End Date 10.05.27
Mrs Kendra Hannay
Vice Chair of Governors
Start Date 9.5.19 – End Date 10.5.27
Mrs Kate Bainbridge
Co-opted Governor
Start Date 9.5.19 – End Date 10.5.27
Kate is a Teacher at Thackley Primary School
Partner to the Director of Fisical Sports Ltd – A sports company used by the school
Mr Sean Lyman
LA Governor
LA Representative Governor, appointed by the Governing Body/Local Authority
Start Date 10.02.14 – 9.2.26
I am an LA appointed governor who has been a member of the governing body at Thackley for several years. I previously worked in finance and now work in teaching. I live locally and am active in local sports. I lead the HT performance review.
Mrs Victoria Limbert
Co-opted Governor
Start Date 17.6.24 - End Date 16.6.28
Victoria has a child who attends Thackley Primary and is Assistant Head at a Secondary School
Mr Richard Lewis-Ogden
Co-opted Governor
Start date - 3.2.22 - 2.2.26
Richard is also our school's Data Protection Officer
Mr Roger Butterfield
Co-opted Governor
Start date 11.10.23 - 10.10.27
Roger worked as a Solicitor with local authorities for 38 years and then ran a Training and Consultancy Service for councils. He specialised in Education Law from 1977.
Roger has been a Governor for over 30 years. He has been a Governor at Secondary, Primary and Special Schools. He has also been on the Management Committee of a Pupil Referral Unit.
At the moment he is a Trustee at Carlton Academy Trust and a Governor at Swaine House Primary School. He has been Safeguarding Governor at various schools for a number of years.
Mr Cailean Mackinnon
Parent Governor
Start date - 8.12.22 - 7.12.26
Mr Michael Ross
Staff Governor
Start date - 24.9.21 - 23.9.25
Mr Scott Delves-Holmes
Parent Governor
Start date 30.4.24 - 29.4.28
Mrs Laura Jackson
Parent Governor
Start date 30.4.24 - 29.4.28
Mrs Annette Patterson
Headteacher
Headteacher
Miss Philippa Stanworth
Deputy Head
Associate Governor
No voting rights
Mrs Jayne Preston
School Business Manager
Associate Governor
No voting rights
Mrs Tina Denham
School Bursar
Associate Governor
No voting rights
Mrs Barbara Weatherhead
Clerk to the Governing Body
Clerk to the Governing Body
Start Date - September 2024
Start Date - October 2023 - Resigned July 2024