St. Mary's
C.E. Primary School
'Shining Brighter and Brighter'
Proverbs 4:18
Governors
The Governing Board is a group of volunteers who work collectively, as a corporate body, forming part of the school leadership. The Governing Board operates at a strategic level, ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
• Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
As a Voluntary Aided (VA) school, we are the employer of staff, the admission authority and have responsibility for any new building or external repairs
Our Governing Board is made up of representatives of all those groups who have an interest, or stake, in the effective delivery of education and care of the pupils in our school. These groups are represented by the different categories of Governors. As a VA school, the majority of our Governors have to be Foundation (Church/Diocese) Governors.
If you are interested in becoming a Governor, more information is available here.
You can contact the Governing Board by writing to them care of the school by email to admin@stmarys916.herts.sch.uk
Governing Board
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed By |
Term |
Committee Roles 1 |
Interests 2 |
|
Julia Hughes (Co-Chair of Governors) |
Foundation |
St. Albans Diocesan Board of Education |
17 Mar 2024-16 Mar 2028 |
Standards and Ethos |
None |
|
David Laird (Co-Chair of Governors) |
Foundation |
St. Albans Diocesan Board of Education |
22 Nov 2024 - 21 Nov 2028 |
Pay |
None |
|
Leena Clark (Vice Chair of Governors) |
Local Authority |
Herts County Council |
29 Sept 2025 - 28 Sept 2029 |
Admissions (Chair), Standards and Ethos |
None |
|
Sarah Gray (Headteacher) |
Staff |
Ex-Officio |
Standards and Ethos Admissions, Resources |
None |
|
|
Lucinda Farr-Smith |
Parent |
Parents |
19 Jan 2026-18 Jan 2030 |
Admissions, Standards and Ethos (Chair) |
None |
|
Jonathan Gordon |
Foundation |
Ex-Officio |
Standards and Ethos |
Jonathan is also a Governor at St Bartholomew's C of E Primary School, Wigginton |
|
|
Kirsty Largent |
Parent |
Parents |
19 Dec 2022 - 18 Dec 2026 |
Resources |
None |
|
Sarah Morris |
Co-opted |
Governing Board |
26 Feb 2024 - 25 Feb 2028 |
Resources, Admissions |
None |
|
Sarah Stewart |
Staff |
Staff |
24 Sep 2021 - 23 Sep 2026 |
|
None |
|
Larry Eaton |
Foundation |
St Mary’s Parochial Church Council |
10 June 2026 - 9 June 2030 |
Resources |
None |
|
Scott Wallberg |
Associate |
Governing Board |
22 Sept 2025 -21Sept 2029 |
Resources (Chair), Pay Admissions |
None |
|
Elizabeth O'Hare |
Associate |
Governing Board |
03 Nov 2025 - 02 Nov 2029 |
Standards and Ethos |
None |
|
Tristan Gielen |
Associate |
Governing Board |
16 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2030 |
Resources |
None |
|
Kathy Jenkins |
Associate |
Governing Board |
08 May 2026 - 07 May 2030 |
Resources |
None |
|
Former governors who have served over the previous 12 months: |
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|
Steve Hill |
Foundation |
St Mary's Parochial Church Council |
15 Jul 2021 - 14 Jul 2025 |
Resources (Chair), Pay |
None |
|
Kat Worth |
Foundation |
St Mary's Parochial Church Council |
12 Sep 2022 - 14 July 2025 |
Resources |
Kat's husband is an ECT at the school. |
|
Karol Freeman |
Local Authority |
Herts County Council |
01 Oct 2022 - 14 July 2025 |
Academic and Standards (Chair) |
None |
|
Linda Slim |
Foundation |
St Mary’s Parochial Church Council |
12 Nov 2022 - 11 Nov 2026 |
Admissions, Head Teacher Performance Management |
None |
|
David White |
Foundation |
St Mary’s Parochial Church Council |
05 Mar 2022 - 04 Mar 2026 |
Standards and Ethos, Head Teacher Performance Management, Pay |
None |
|
Philip Anderson |
Foundation |
St. Albans Diocesan Board of Education |
28 Sept 2025 -13 March 2026 |
Resources (Chair) , Pay |
NCC Junior Cricket Committee Member - NCC provide grounds maintenance to the school. |
1 Academic Standards, Achievement and Ethos Committee abbreviated to Standards and Ethos
2 Business and financial interests, governance roles in other educational institutions, material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff.
Associate members do not have voting rights.
