We are committed to finding skilled and diverse governors through an independent organisation, Governors For Schools. The quality mark below should be seen as an assurance  that the board values diverse governance and is doing all it can to make governance as robust as possible. 

School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.

Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards.

The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. 

What do governors do?

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the head teacher and deputy headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. 

Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.  

The role of the governing board is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

• set the aims and objectives for the school
• set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
• set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
• monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
• be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)

The Full Governing Body meets at least ten times a year and meetings include all aspects of school governance.

Meet The Governors of Cheriton Primary School

Mrs E Brett - Chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)

Term of office from 26 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2027

Development & Training Governor and Safer Recruitment Governor
Member of the Learning Committee

Mr A Goldsworthy

Headteacher Governor

Term of office from 1 Sep 2015 to present

Member of Resources and Learning Committees

Rev C Durrant

Co-opted Governor

Term of office from 15 Sep 2021 to 14 Sep 2025

Member of Resources Committee

Ms S Henderson

Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)

Term of office from 24 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2026

Miss E Moorhouse

Parent Governor

Term of office from 24 Jan 2020 to 23 Jan 2024

Member of Learning Committee

Mr N Parmley 
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of office from 30 Sep 2020 to 30 Sep 2024
Chair of Resources Committee

Governor Forum Representative

Mrs J Reeves

Parent Governor

Term of office from 24 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2026

Mrs N Pitts
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)

Term of office from 15 May 2023 to 14 May 2027

Mrs C O'Brien

Parent Governor

Term of Office from 13 Jul 2023 to 12 July 2027

Mr T Legge

Co-opted Governor

Term of Office from 7 Sept 2023 to 6 Sept 2027

Mrs R Hatchley

Clerk to Governors
Term of Office commenced 21 June 2022