St Philip’s CE Primary School: Governing Body Information
What God has created, we nurture and celebrate in his love
Headteacher: Mrs J Drane
Chairperson: Mrs L Broadway
Vice Chairperson: Mrs D Gaston Davies
Name | Category | Date Appointed | Appointed by | Term of office | Roles and Committees |
Mrs J Drane | Headteacher | 01.09.2025 | Governing body | N/A | Headteacher All committees |
Mrs L Broadway | Parent | 01.01.2024 | Parent Election | 4 years | Chair of Governors Headteacher Performance Management Staffing & Finance Discipline / Dismissals Full Governors Safeguarding link governor |
Mrs D Gaston- Davies | Parent | 27.09.2022 | Parent Election | 4 years | Vice Chairperson Headteacher performance management Staffing and finance Discipline / Dismissals Full Governors |
Rev A Stott | Ex-officio | 08.01.2024 | Parochial Church Council | 4 years | Staffing & Finance Discipline/ Dismissals Complaints Full Governors Pupil Premium and Attendance link governor |
Mr H Jones | Staff | 16.09.2025 | Staff Election | 4 years
| Full Governors |
Mrs P Hibbert | Co-opted | 01.09.2023 | Governing body | 4 years | Full Governors |
| Mr C Murnaghan | Co-opted | 01.07.2025 | Governing body | 4 years | Full Governors |
Clerk to Governors: Mrs Joyce Doyle
Register of Interests
None to declare
Committees: All governors attend Full Governors’ meetings
Staffing & Finance | Complaints | Discipline | Discipline Appeals |
Mrs J Drane Mrs L Broadway Mrs D Gaston-Davies Rev A Stott
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Rev Canon A Stott
| Mrs L Broadway
Mrs D Gaston-Davies
| Mr C Murnaghan
Rev A Stott
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Record of Attendance: 2025-26
Name: | Scheduled meetings | Meetings attended | Apologies accepted | Absent |
Mrs J Drane | 7 | 7 | ||
Mrs L Broadway | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Mrs D Gaston-Davies | 7 | 7 | ||
Mrs P Hibbert | 7 | 7 | ||
| Mr H Jones | 7 | 7 | ||
Mr C Murnaghan | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
Rev A Stott | 7 | 7 | ||
Miss S Rawlings | 6 | 2 | 4 | Retired |
Link Governor | Area |
Rev Andrew Stott | Y1, Pupil Premium, Distinctiveness, PE, Computing |
Mrs L Broadway | Y4, Safeguarding, MFL, DT, GDPR |
| Mr C Murnaghan | Y2, Phonics, Humanities |
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Planned Meeting Dates
Autumn Term | ||
Thurs 4th September 2025 | 4:30pm | AGM |
Thurs 2nd October 2025 | 4:30 pm | Full Governors |
Thurs 27th November 2025 | 4.30 pm | Full Governors |
Spring Term | ||
Thurs 12th February 2026 | 4.30pm | Full Governors |
Thurs 14th March 2026 | 4:30 pm | Full Governors |
Summer Term | ||
Thurs 21st May 2026 | 4:30 pm | Full Governors |
| Thurs 9th July | 4:30pm | Full Governors |