Composition of Governing Board, Pecuniary Interest and Meeting Attendance

The Full Governing Board met 4 times during the academic year 2025-2026. Attendance is shown below. Where a governor was not in post for the full year, attendance is calculated from the meetings they were eligible to attend. Attendance of Committee Meetings is recorded in the final column.

Governor	Category	Business Interest Declared	FGB Meetings Attended – inc. Strategy Meeting	Eligible Meetings	Attendance %	Committee Attendance (if applicable)
Mrs Chris Mann (Chair of Governors)	DBE Foundation	None	4	4	100%	Headteacher PMC – 1 Premises - 3
Mrs Susan Harrison	DBE Foundation	None	4	4	100%	Headteacher PMC - 1
Mr Matthew Hover	Staff (Headteacher)	None	4	4	100%	Finance and Staffing - 3
Mr Paul Brand	PCC Foundation	Partner linked to Childer Thornton School Employee at Twinkl	4	4	100%
Mrs Hannah Pickering	Co-opted Staff	None	3	4	75%
Ms Sue Richardson	PCC Foundation	None	4	4	100%
Mrs Christine Burkett	PCC Foundation	None	4	4	100%	Headteacher PMC – 1 Finance and Staffing – 3 Premises - 3
Mrs Maria Peiris-Pagès	Parent Governor	None	4	4	100%	Finance and Staffing - 3
Mthr Anne-Marie Naylor	Ex-officio	None	2	4	50%
Mrs Paula Gledhill	Staff Governor	None	3	4	75%
Mrs Chiara Lisowski	Parent Governor	None	4	4	100%
Mr Tarun Dixit	Co-opted Governor	None	2	2	100%	Finance and Staffing - 2
Paul Chamberlain	Local Authority	LA	2	2	100%
Ben Walker	Local Authority	LA	1	2	50%

Attendance Key
• FGB = Full Governing Board
• Attendance percentages are calculated only from meetings a governor was entitled to attend.
• Governors appointed or resigned during the academic year will have attendance calculated on a pro-rata basis.
Summary Attendance Table

Meeting Type	Number of Meetings Held
Full Governing Board (including Strategy Meeting)	4
Finance and Staffing Committee	3
Premises Committee	3
Headteacher Performance Management Committee	1

"The Governing Board is committed to high levels of attendance and engagement. Attendance data is published in accordance with Department for Education requirements and is updated annually."