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

Sarah Hill is the Chair of Governors. Please see the full list of Governors in the table below:

Position	Governor	Term Expires
Chair	Sarah Hill
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	May 2028
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