Our Governors
Our governors are very supportive of our school and all that the children do. They care deeply about the school's vision and school improvement. They help us to make improvements so we can be the best children, staff and parents possible. They carry out regular monitoring of the school through learning walks, pupil conferencing, book trawls and interviews with staff. They also attend meetings of the Full Governing Body, Business Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee and the Christian Distinctiveness Group. Hardly a day goes by without at least one governor in the school.
When new staff arrive, governors are part of the induction process and are involved in the pastoral care of the teaching team.
Every monitoring activity is recorded with points for further development so the governors and the school can ensure that our school improvement objectives are being met.
Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Michelle Jenkins and our Governor who monitors Safeguarding within the school is Mrs Jo Knights. They can be contacted through the school office if you wish to speak with them.
Minutes from our governors' Meetings are available by request to the Chair of Governors who can be contacted through the school office.
If you are interested in becoming a governor please contact the school.
These are details of our governors in the last academic year and the roles they played in school.
St Matthew’s CE Primary School Governors’ Details for 2022/2023 and 2023/24
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Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term of Office (no. of years & end date) |
Committee membership |
Responsibilities |
Voting Rights (if Associate Member) |
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Chloe BERESFORD |
Co-opted |
GB |
4 |
15/09/2026 |
Teaching & Learning |
Forum Rep |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
31/08/2025 |
Business Committee HTPM Committee |
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Samantha DAY |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
14/09/2026 |
Business Committee Pay Committee |
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Donna HORLOCK |
Parent |
Elected |
4 |
11/10/2023 |
Teaching and Learning Committee Pay Committee |
DTG |
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Michelle JENKINS
|
Parent |
Elected |
4 |
10/10/2023
|
Teaching& Learning Committee Business Committee |
COG |
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Janet JOHNSTONE
|
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
14/03/2025 |
Teaching& Learning Committee HTPM Panel |
Chair of T&L |
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Joanna KNIGHT |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
01/02/2026 |
Teaching & Learning HTPM Panel |
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Catherine LEE |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4
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15/11/2026 |
Business Committee |
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Christopher MANNING |
Local Authority |
GB |
4 |
10/07/2027 |
Business Committee |
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Sian MANNING |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
09/02/2024 |
Business Committee Pay Committee |
V/COG 2022-23 V/C Business Comm
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Kevin MCELHATTON (term ended 13/5/23) |
Local Authority |
GB |
4 |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
Head Teacher |
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Business Committee Teaching & Learning Committee |
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Matthew PETTS |
Staff (resigned 28/03/2023)
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Elected |
4 |
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Mary WALKER |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
26/09/2025 |
Teaching & Learning Committee
|
V/CTeaching & Learning |
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Julie WEST |
Staff |
Elected |
4 |
28/03/2027 |
Teaching & Learning Committee |
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Register of Governors’ Interests 2022/23
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Name |
Name of Business Including:
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Nature of Business |
Nature of Interest |
Date of Appointment or Acquisition |
Date of Cessation of Interest |
Date of Entry |
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Chloe BERESFORD |
None |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
None |
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Samantha DAY |
None |
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Donna HORLOCK |
None |
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Michelle JENKINS |
None |
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Janet JOHNSTONE |
None |
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Joanna KNIGHT |
None |
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Catherine LEE |
Works at School |
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Christopher MANNING |
None |
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Sian MANNING |
None |
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Kevin McELHATTON |
None |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
Works at School |
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Matthew PETTS |
Worked at School |
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Mary WALKER |
None |
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Julie WEST |
Works at school |
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Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2022-23
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FULL GOVERNING BODY |
TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE |
BUSINESS COMMITTEE |
PAY COMMITTEE |
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Name |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
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Chloe BERESFORD
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6 |
5 |
83% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
6 |
5 |
83% |
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5 |
5 |
100% |
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Samantha DAY |
6 |
3 |
50% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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2 |
2 |
100% |
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Donna HORLOCK |
6 |
4 |
67% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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2 |
2 |
100% |
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Michelle JENKINS |
6 |
6 |
100% |
5 |
4 |
80% |
5 |
4 |
80% |
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Janet JOHNSTONE |
6 |
4 |
67% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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Joanna KNIGHT |
6 |
5 |
83% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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Catherine LEE |
6 |
6 |
100% |
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5 |
5 |
100% |
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Christopher MANNING |
4 |
4 |
100% |
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3 |
3 |
100% |
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Sian MANNING |
6 |
4 |
67% |
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5 |
4 |
80% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
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Kevin McELHATTON |
4 |
1 |
25% |
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4 |
2 |
50% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
6 |
6 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
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Matthew PETTS |
1 |
0 |
0% |
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Mary WALKER
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6 |
6 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
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Julie WEST |
3 |
3 |
100% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
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Please visit this website to see the financial benchmarking for St. Matthew's and compare our school to similar schools.
We have no staff who receive a salary of £100,000 or more.