Structure of the Board

Structure v2

Members

Chair
Vice Chair

Miss Jemima Coleman
Term of office: 19/09/22 - 18/09/26

Mrs Jenny Harte
Term of Office: 05/12/23 - 04/10/27

Governors and trustees

Chair:             Dr Ben Naylor
Vice Chair:     Mr Neville Jones

Headteacher: Tom Hollis
Term of office: 01/09/2023

Governors code of conduct

Foundation

(Appointed by Magdalen College Oxford)

Dr Mark Pobjoy 
Term of Office: 22/07/22 - 21/07/26

Prof Christian Leitmeir
Term of Office: 22/07/23 - 21/07/27

Mr Colm Harte
Term of Office: 10/02/25 - 09/02/29

Mr Jordan English 
Term of Office: 21/05/25 - 20/05/29

Community

(Appointed by the Governing Body)

Mr Neil Arnold
Term of Office: 06/07/21 - 05/05/29

Dr Ben Naylor; Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 01/02/22 - 31/01/26

Mrs H Tudor Price
Term of Office: 12/06/25 - 11/06/29

Mrs J Wright
Term of office: 08/07/25 - 07/07/29

Parents

(Elected by Parents)

Mr John Alexander
Term of Office: 25/10/24 - 24/10/28

Miss Katie Brunton
Term of Office: 25/10/24 - 24/10/28

Mr Rudi Du Plessis
Term of Office: 25/10/24 - 24/10/28

Mr Neville Jones
Term of Office: 03/10/22 - 02/10/26

Mr Jake Gold
Term of Office: 25/10/24 - 24/10/28

Members’ appointee

(Appointed by the Members)

Mr Jonathan Bilson - Chair of Education and Welfare committee
Term of Office: 01/01/22 - 31/12/25

Chairs' committee

Chair of Finance & Resources
Mr Graham Ellis - Chair of Audit, Risk and Assurance Committee, Chair of Health and Safety Committee
Dr Mark Pobjoy - Chair of Personnel Committee

For Terms of Reference - please click: Chairs' committee TOR

Finance and Resources committee

 

To be advised - Chair of committee
To be advised - Vice chair
Mr Tom Hollis
Mr Neville Jones
Dr Ben Naylor
Dr Mark Pobjoy

For Terms of Reference: Please click Finance and Resources TOR

Audit, Risk and Assurance committee


to be advised - Chair of committee
Mr Neville Jones
Dr Ben Naylor
Dr Mark Pobjoy

For Terms of Reference: Please click Audit, Risk and Assurance TOR

Personnel committee


Dr Mark Pobjoy - Chair of Committee
Mr Tom Hollis
Mr Neville Jones

For Term of Reference - please click Personnel TOR

Education and welfare committee

 

Mr Jonathan Bilson - Chair of Committee
Prof Christian Leitmeir
Mr Colm Harte
Mr Neil Arnold

For Terms of Reference - please click Education and Welfare TOR

Health and Safety committee

 

Mr Neville Jones - Chair of Committee
Colm Harte
Rudi du Plessis

For Terms of reference for the Health and Safety committee - please click Health and Safety TOR

Please view the diversity of our governing board - please click Diversity form

Recent Governor Resignations

Mr Graham Ellis, Community - Appointed: 04/12/2018, Resigned 08/07/2025

Ms Charlotte Wood, Parent - Appointed: 25/10/2024, Resigned 24/06/2025

Mrs Lucy Crossley, Parent - Appointed: 26/09/2022, Resigned - 12/05/2025

Mrs Lindsay Worville, Parent - Appointed: 22/09/2022, Resigned - 05/09/2024

Dr Nick Dixon, Staff - Appointed: 18/11/2020, Resigned 25/06/2024

Mrs Louise Aird, Local Authority - Appointed 12/11/2019, Resigned 07/06/2024