At Ropsley Church of England Primary School, the Governing Body plays a vital role in setting the school’s vision, supporting leaders, and holding them to account. Governors help ensure we provide the best possible education by overseeing key areas such as standards, safeguarding, and strategic planning.

Our Governing Body also has a Finance Committee, which carefully monitors the school’s budget and resources, and a Pay Committee, which manages staff pay in line with national guidance. Together, our governors work in partnership with staff, parents, and the wider community to help every child thrive.

 

Our governing body is made up of 12 members as follows:

Chair of Governors
Mr Gary Reeves

Vice Chair
Alex Wade

 

Foundation Governors
Mr Garth Hicks
1 vacancy

Headteacher
Mrs Ann Cook

Local Authority Governor
Mr Rick Clegg

Staff Governor
Miss Hattie Hubbard

Parent Governors
Alex Barbour
Mrs Claire Vaccaro
Mr Alex Wade

Co-opted Governors
Mrs Tessa Buckley
Mr Mike Langford
Mr Gary Reeves
Mr Tony Smith

Clerk to the Governors:
Mrs Zoe Osborn

 

Full name	Term of office	Date of appointment	Date they stepped down (where applicable)	Who appointed them	Attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year	Register of business and financial interests
Mrs Ann Cook	N/A	01/08/2008			missed 1 with apologies	None
Mr Gary Reeves	4 years	11/03/2024		GB	Full attendance	None
Mr Rick Clegg	4 years	22/05/2023		LA	missed 2 with apologies	None
Mr Alex Wade	4 years	29/03/2023		Parent election	missed 2 with apologies	None
Mr Tony Smith	4 years	23/09/2024		GB	missed 3 with apologies	None
Mrs Tessa Buckley	4 years	11/03/2024		GB	missed 2 with apologies	None
Mr Mike Langford	4 years	15/11/2021		GB	missed 2 with apologies	None
Mr Alex Barbour	4 years	29/03/2023		Parent election	Full attendance	None
Mrs Claire Vaccaro	4 years	07/04/2022		Parent election	Full attendance	None
Ms Hattie Hubbard	4 years	23/01/2023		Staff	missed 2 with apologies	None
Rev Anna Sorenson			12/11/2024	Diocese	missed 2 with apologies	None
Fred Mann	4 years	25/06/2021	09/01/2025	Diocese	full attendance	None
Garth Hicks	4 Years	04/02/2025		Diocese		Exec. HT at Limewoods Federation