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Governors

The Governing Body 2025-2026
The composition of the Governing Body is a statutory requirement and ensures representation from all sections of the community. The Chair and Vice Chair are elected by governors. The full Governing Body meets monthly where they consider a variety of matters concerning the running of the school

Name
Term of Office

Responsibilities

Attendance 2023-2024

Mr Nicholas Oliver
19.09.2024-18.09.2028

Chair of Governors
Health & Safety Governor
Finance Working Party
Pay Review Team

5 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Naomi Johnson
24.10.2024-22.10.2028

Vice Chair
Literacy & Early Reading Governor
Finance Working Party
Pay Review Team / HT Performance Management
MAT Working Party

8 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Vanessa Adams
17.10.2023-16.10.2027

IT/E-Safety/Website Governor
Science Governor
Ethos Team
Safer Recruitment Trained

7 out of 7 Meetings

Ms Rachel Ashman
26.01.2023-25.01.2027

Arts Governor
Health & Wellbeing/RSHE Governor
Ethos Team
MAT Working Party

7 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Tina Brine
20.11.2022-21.10.2027

DfE Food Standards Governor

8 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Richenda Crossman
19.09.2024-18.09.2028

Humanities Governor
Pupil Premium Governor
Equal Opportunities / Diversity Governor

N/A

Mrs Jo Dowden
06.10.2021-05.10.2025

Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor
Attendance Governor
MAT Working Party

9 out of 9 Meetings

Rev. David Hatrey
10.10.2024-09.10.2024

Mathematics Governor
Ethos Team
MAT Working Party

N/A

Mr Matt Hardware
19.09.2024-18.09.2028

PE & Sports Grant Governor
Dfe Food Standards Governor
Finance Working Party

N/A

Mrs Charlotte Spencer
02.11.2023-01.11.2027

SEND Governor
EYFS Governor
HT Performance Management

8 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Rachel Toal
01.01.2008-21.04.2025

Governor
Finance Working Party / Ethos Team
Safer Recruitment Trained

9 out of 9 Meetings

Mrs Cathy Woodroffe
16.09.2021-15.09.2025

Ethos Team
Safer Recruitment Trained

7 out of 9 Meetings

Heidi Padfield
22.04.2025

HeadTeacher

Ethos Team

Safer Recruitment Trained

N/A

Clerk to GovernorsMrs Natalie Sweet c/o Walton CEVC Primary School, Meadow Lane, Walton, Somerset, BA16 9LA Tel: (01458)443675