Ponsbourne St Mary's Church Of England Primary School
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church Of England Primary School
Governors
Governors at Ponsbourne St. Mary’s VC School
The Federation of Thundridge and Ponsbourne St. Mary’s Church of England Schools has a committed team of governors who play an important role in the leadership and everyday life of the schools. The governors are unpaid volunteers and are either elected or appointed to serve a 4 year term of office. Ponsbourne St Mary's is part of a two-school federation. This means that the schools share one Governing Board. The current governing body of Ponsbourne and Thundridge comprises of:
Headteacher
2 Parent Governors – elected by parents
1 Local Authority Governor – appointed by the County Council
2 Foundation Governors
- One governor appointed by the Church Pastoral Aid Society
- One governor appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education
4 Co-opted Governors
1 Staff Governor
1 Executive Headteacher
Governors have equal rights to participate in the work of the governing body and to state their own views, but always work as a team and are bound by the collective decisions of that team.
They work in partnership with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school and is the principle professional advisor to the governing body. In addition, we receive advice from our School Effectiveness Advisor.
Our governing body meet for a full board meeting once every half term. Within the governance structure, there is a finance and resources committee and a curriculum working party who meet termly.
Minutes from the Governing Body are available to read in the school office on request.
The governors are listed below, including associate members. Associate members are appointed by the governing body to provide specific support and expertise at either committee or full governing body level.
|
Name |
Role |
Category |
Start Date |
Date Stepped Down |
Full Governing Body Meetings Attended 2025 |
|
Mrs Sarah Bridgman |
Executive Headteacher |
Headteacher |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mr Matthew Clutterbuck |
Chair |
Co-Opted |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mr Wayne Morris |
Vice Chair |
Local Authority |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Aletia DeBeer |
Curriculum |
Foundation |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Laura Field |
Curriculum |
Foundation |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Lousie Delfino |
Finance |
Co-Opted |
25.02.25 |
1/1 |
|
|
Mr Michael Marks |
Curriculum |
Co-opted |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mr John Hardman |
Finance |
Co-Opted |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Monica Binning |
Finance |
Parent |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Amy Lilley |
Curriculum |
Parent |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Victoria Wallis |
Curriculum |
Staff |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Gemma Pellant |
Curriculum |
Associate |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Miss Rosie Bower |
Curriculum |
Associate |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mr Joseph Dove |
|
Associate |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Sue Hawkins |
|
Associate |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Theresa Musiwacho |
|
Associate |
25.02.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Mrs Jan Young |
|
Associate |
28.04.25 |
|
1/1 |
|
Name |
Pecuniary Interests and Governance Roles |
|
Mrs Sarah Bridgman |
Headteacher of Ponsbourne St. Mary’s and Thundridge Primary Schools |
|
Mr Matthew Clutterbuck |
None |
|
Mr Wayne Morris |
Electrician, Parish Council |
|
Mrs Aletia DeBeer |
None |
| Mrs Laura Field | None |
|
Mrs Louise Delfino |
None |
|
Mr Michael Marks |
None |
|
Mr John Hardman |
None |
|
Mrs Monica Binning |
Teacher at Ponsbourne St. Mary’s |
|
Mrs Amy Lilley |
Teacher at Ponsbourne St. Mary’s |
|
Mrs Victoria Wallis |
Teacher at Thundridge Primary School |
|
Mrs Gemma Pellant |
Teacher at Ponsbourne St. Mary’s |
|
Miss Rosie Bower |
Teacher at Ponsbourne St. Mary’s |
|
Mr Joseph Dove |
Teacher at Thundridge Primary School |
|
Mrs Sue Hawkins |
None |
| Rev. Theresa Musiwacho |
Vicar of Ponsbourne Church and Governor of Essendon School |
