Meet Our Governors
Chair of Governors
Helen Seear
Parent Governor
Current term of office: 24th January 2021 - 23rd November 2025
Start Date: January 2021
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - Student Social worker with WSCC
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 100%
Vice-Chair of Governors
Lisa Gauntlett
Appointed Governor
Current term of office: 28th September 2022 - 28th September 2026
Start Date: June 2017
Responsible for Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND)
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 83%
Appointed Governors
Jenny Buckley
Appointed Governor
Current term of office: 28th September 2022 - 28th September 2026
Start Date: September 2018
Responsible for Health & Safety
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 67%
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 83%
Ruth Campbell
Appointed Governor
Current term of office: 28th September 2022 - 28th September 2026
Start Date: September 2018
Responsible for Safeguarding, Child Protection, Pupil Progress & Curriculum
Declarations of Interest, including transactions from 1st April 2014 to 31st August 2023 - Head & Governor at Chichester Nursery
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 67%
Staff Governors
Andrew Strong
Ex-Officio (Headteacher)
Start Date: September 2016
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 100%
Jamie Honywood
Staff Governor
Start Date: 20th March 2024
End Date: 19th March 2028
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - NA
Mike Rooke
Staff Governor
Start Date: 20th March 2024
End Date: 19th March 2028
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - NA
Parent Governors
Pauline Cain
Parent Governor
Current term of office: 24th November 2021 - 23rd November 2025
Start Date: November 2021
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2023 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 83%
Leavers in current and previous academic years
Maureen Hensman
Appointed Governor
Current term of office: 28th September 2022 - 28th September 2026
Start Date: March 2016
Responsible for Finance, Resourcing, Pupil Progress & Curriculum
Declarations of Interest, including transactions from 1st September 2019 to 31st August 2022 - Daughter is a teacher at Portfield Primary Academy
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 100%
Resigned 12th July 2023
Jack Bunker - Staff Governor
Current term of office: 13th January 2020 - 12th January 2024
Start Date: September 2018
Responsible for Staff Wellbeing & Workload
Declarations of Interest, including transactions to 31st August 2022 - NONE
Attendance at meetings 2022/23 - 83%
Resigned - 12th July 2023