Our Governors
Below is a list of all our serving Governors and those in post in the last 12 months.
They represent a diversity of gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, geographical proximity to the school, their experience of being a parent, the type of school attended themselves, the level of education attained and whether they were in receipt of free school meals as a child. This diversity reflects the community it serves.
Mrs Mo Duffy
Headteacher
Term of Office: 01/09/06 – Present
Designation: Headteacher
Committees: Resources Committee, Teaching & Learning Committee, Admissions
Specific Responsibilities: Leadership and management of the school
No declared Business Interests
Mr Philip Marsland
Foundation Governor appointed by The Lantern Learning Trust
Term of Office: 19/01/15 – 17/01/27
Designation: Chair of Governors
Committees: Teaching & Learning Committee , Performance Management & Pay Committee
Specific Responsibilities: Attendance, Complaints, English, Early Reading and Phonics and Parental Engagement
No declared Business Interests
Mrs Kuldeep Bajwa
Foundation Governor appointed by The Lantern Learning Trust
Term of office: 01/03/21 – 28/02/25
Committees: Resources Committee, Performance Management & Pay Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee,
Specific Responsibilities: Child Protection & Safeguarding, Children Looked After and Geography
Mr Gavin Curlett
Staff Governor
Term of Office: 19/01/2022 - 18/01/2026
Committees: Teaching & Learning, Resources Committee, Admissions
Specific Responsibilities: Governorhub, Well-Being and Mental Health and Health & Safety
No declared Business Interests
Dr Ron Butterly
Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Board
Term of Office: 18/05/2022 - 17/05/2026
Committees: Teaching & Learning (Chair), Resources Committee, Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibilities: P.E. and Sports Funding, EYFS, Sustainability and Equalities
No declared Business Interests
Mrs Veena Nair
Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Board (Parent)
Term of Office: 18/01/2023 - 17/01/2026
Committees: Teaching & Learning Committee, Resources Committee, Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibilities: Design & Technology, Art and Pupil Premium
No declared Business Interests
Dr Richard Whewell
Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Board
Term of Office: 01/10/2025– 31/09/2029
Designation: Vice Chair of Governors
Committees: Teaching & Learning Committee, Resources Committee (Vice-Chair), Admissions
Specific Responsibilities: Science, Governor Training, School Council and Spanish
No declared Business Interests
Mr Anas Khitou
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 1/1/23 - 17/1/27
Committee: Teaching and Learning Committee (Vice-Chair); Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibility: Computing, SEND and Behaviour
No declared Business Interests
Mr Richard Allen
Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Board
Term of Office: 4/10/23 - 04/10/27
Committees: Teaching and Learning Committee; Resources Committee (Chair), Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibilities: History, Maths and Music
No declared Business Interests
Ian Clithero
Associate Governor and School Business Manager (Has voting rights on Resources Committee)
Term of Office: 15/05/24 - 14/05/2028
Committee: Resources Committee, Admissions
Specific Responsibilities: Admin Support to Governing Body
No declared Business Interests
Ralph Moneli
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 21/01/2026 - 20/01/2030
Committee: Teaching and Learning Committee; Resources Committee, Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibility:
No declared Business Interests
Aditi Sengupta
Co-opted Governor appointed by the Board (Parent)
Term of Office: 21/01/2026 - 20/01/2030
Committee: Teaching and Learning Committee; Resources Committee, Appeals Committee
Specific Responsibility:
No declared Business Interests
Governors Served in Previous 12 Months
Merfat Alzomai
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 2/10/2024 - 25/11/25
No declared Business Interests
Josh Pearson
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 2/10/24 - 11/6/25
No declared Business Interests