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Governing Body

The Governing Body of Ordsall Primary School for the Academic Year 2025-2026 is made up of the following members:

Name & Category of Governor

Date Appointed

Term of Office

Committee Commitment

Roles & Responsibilities

Patricia Day

Co-opted Governor

6/7/22

6/7/22 - 5/7/26

Joint Committee

Pay Committee

Vice-chair of Governors

Headteacher Appraisal

Pupil Premium

SIP

Verna Elkington

Co-opted Governor

10/11/21 10/11/25 - 9/11/29

Joint Committee

Pay Committee

Chair of Governors

Headteacher Appraisal

Safeguarding

SEND

GDPR

SIP

Karl Hopkinson

Headteacher

1/9/23 1/9/23 to present

Joint Committee

 

Nicole McGarrell

Staff Governor

18/3/25 18/3/25 - 17/3/29 Joint Committee  

Kerry Moss

Co-opted Governor

1/9/26 1/9/26 - 31/8/30 Joint Committee  

Debra Perry

Co-opted Governor

1/8/15 1/8/23 - 31/7/27

Joint Committee

Prevent Duty

Sarah Rolfe

Parent Governor

2/5/23 2/5/23 - 1/5/27

Joint Committee

DEIB

SIP

Michael Storey

LA Governor

5/11/13 5/11/25 - 4/11/29

Joint Committee

Pay Committee

Health & Safety

Headteacher Appraisal QA

SIP

Lynn Miller

Co-opted Governor

7/11/24 7/11/24 - 6/11/28 Joint Committee

SIP

Governor Training and Development

Rebecca Harrison

Parent Governor

11/11/25 10/11/29 Joint Committee  

Ashley Goad

Parent Governor

11/11/25 10/11/29 Joint Committee  

 

How is the Governing Body structured?

The Governing Body of Ordsall Primary School currently operates in five distinct committees and/or groups:

  1. The Joint Committee, which addresses issues including strategic development, pupils, personnel and finance. 
  2. The Pay Committee, which addresses issues including teachers' pay, the pay policy and appraisal.
  3. The Health and Safety governors, who address issues including appropriate and regular checks on the school's documentation relating to health and safety.
  4. The Safeguarding governors, who address issues including the audit of safeguarding and regular checks on the school's documentation relating to safeguarding.
  5. The Full Governing Body.

Further details of the responsibilities of each group are held within the school's scheme of delegation.

 

 

Governors attendance at Joint Committee and Full Governor meetings for the academic year 2026/27:
 

2026-2027

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Joint Committee

Full Governing Body

Joint Committee

Full Governing Body

 

Joint Committee

 

Full Governing Body

Patricia Day

Present          

Verna Elkington

Present          

Karl Hopkinson

Present          

Nicole McGarrell

Present          

Debra Perry

Present          

Michael Storey

Present          

Sarah Rolfe

Present          
Lynn Miller Present          
Rebecca Harrison Absent          
Ashley Goad Absent          

Governors attendance at Joint Committee and Full Governor meetings for the academic year 2025/26:
 

2025-2026

Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term

Joint Committee

Full Governing Body

Joint Committee

Full Governing Body

 

Joint Committee

 

Full Governing Body

Patricia Day

Present Present Present Present Present Present

Verna Elkington

Present Present Absent Present Present Present

Karl Hopkinson

Absent Present Present Present Present Present

Nicole McGarrell

N/A N/A N/A Present Present Absent

Debra Perry

Present Present Present Present Present Present

Michael Storey

Present Present Absent Present Present Present

Sarah Rolfe

Present Absent Present Absent

Present

Absent
Lynn Miller Present Present Present Present

Present

Present
Rebecca Harrison N/A N/A N/A Present Absent Absent
Ashley Goad N/A N/A N/A Present Absent Absent

At the conclusion of the meetings listed above, it was resolved by Governors that, under regulation 15 of the School Governance Regs 2013, the governing body is satisfied that all the details of financial (excluding pupil premium and sports funding), personnel matters and the headteacher’s report should remain confidential (by reason of their nature).

Copies of the minutes for the above meetings are available on request.