Great Bowden Academy (GBA) is a member of Learn Academies Trust (Learn-AT). Learn-AT has a Board of Trustees and Members who are responsible for overseeing all of the schools in the Trust. For more information about the Trustees please see Learn-AT’s website.

Great Bowden’s Local Governing Body works on behalf of the Trust Board in these key areas:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction within the academy.
2. Acting as a critical friend to the school; holding the academy’s senior leadership team to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff.
3. Assuring Health and Safety procedures within their school.

It is the responsibility of the Headteacher and staff to guide and advise Governors, implement the plans and deliver the curriculum.

Committee Membership GBA 2025-26

Appointed governors may be parents or grandparents of children at the school. They may be appointed for their skills rather than being elected by the parent body. However, no more than one-third of governors may be parents/grandparents, so 2 or 3 GBA-appointed governors must include a Parish incumbent and 2 DBE-approved governors – called Foundation governors.

There is currently a vacancy for the Chair of Governors.

	Great Bowden	Term Expires
Community	Sarah Hill Marianne Quinsee	Jan 2028 Oct 2027
Foundation	Julie Jones Anne Wilson	Jul 2029 Jun 2026
Parent	Felicity Pleydell VAC	May 2028 TBA
Staff	Justine Lawrence Chela Grainge	May 2028 Dec 2025 (Leadership)
Ex Officio	Hils Corcoran	N/A

 

Register of Interests and Meeting Attendance

 

Local Governing Body members - Great Bowden and Ridgeway

Local Governing Body meeting attendance - Great Bowden and Ridgeway

Local Governing Body historical members - Great Bowden and Ridgeway

Local Governing Body declarations of interests (historical members) - Great Bowden and Ridgeway

Local Governing Body declarations of interests - Great Bowden and Ridgeway