The Governing Body
The full board of Governors meets five times a year. Committees meet five times a year, making appropriate reports and recommendations to the full Board of Governors. Each Committee elects a Chair who sits on the Strategy and Development Committee.
The Chair of Governors is Mr M Willis: m.willis@burford.oxon.sch.uk
The Company Secretary is Mrs S Reeve: s.reeve@burford.oxon.sch.uk
Full details of each Committee’s remit, copies of non-confidential minutes and any Governors’ Register of Interest are available from the Company Secretary. The Governors follow a Governors’ Code of Conduct 2022-23 which is reviewed annually and signed by each member upon appointment.
Governor Profile –
Parent Governors | Ordinary Governors | Staff Governors | Co-options | Associate Members | Staff Contributors and Secretary |
Mrs Jennifer Warriner |
Mr Stuart Norridge (Safeguarding Governor) |
Mrs Andrea Bird | Mrs Ruth Reavley
(Vice-chair of Governors) |
Head of School | Miss Caroline Skerten
Deputy Headteacher |
Miss Sally Gaudion | Mr Richard Martin
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Mr Matthew Albrighton (Headteacher) | Vacancy | Head of School | Mrs Suzanne Reeve Company Secretary |
Mr Philip Foster | Mrs Angela Sherwood | Mrs Clare Brown |
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Mr Alan Staniforth Business Manager |
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Mrs Ginny Renwick | Mrs Julie Wall | Mr Chris Cowley |
Mrs Sarah Evans HR Manager |
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Mrs Cheryl Bracey | Mr Steven Carroll | Mr Daniel Pullin & Mrs Sharon Scantlebury
Assistant Headteachers |
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Mr Matthew Willis
(Chair of Governors) |
Mr Derek Grimsley
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Mr Stuart Bassett & Mr Gurd Ubhie
Assistant Headteachers |
Attendance at Governing Board & Committee Meetings 2021-22
Safeguarding Governor Role Description
Governor Committee Structure 2022-23
Boarding Committee | Curriculum & Standards Committee | Financial Management, Premises, Health & Safety Committee | Staff & Student Development Committee | |
Mr S Norridge (Chair) | Mrs C Bracey (Chair) | Mr R Martin (Chair) | Mrs A Sherwood | |
Mrs A Bird | Mrs C Brown | Mr D Grimsley | Mr M Willis | |
Mrs G Renwick | Mr M Albrighton | Mr P Foster | Mr M Albrighton | |
Mr M Albrighton | Mr D Grimsley | Mrs S Gaudion | Mr S Carroll | |
Vacancy | Mrs R Reavley | Mr M Albrighton | Mrs J Wall | |
Mrs J Warriner | ||||
Boarding Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23 | Curriculum & Standards Terms of Reference 2022-23 | Finance & Premises combined Terms of Reference 2022-23 | Staff & Student Development Terms of Reference 2022-23 |
Governor Details, Pecuniary & Personal Interests
Governor | Start date | Term of office | Finishing date | Pecuniary & personal interests |
Mr M Albrighton | 01.09.2021 | While in post as Headteacher | Headteacher,
Director of Wysdom Touring Park, Burford Foundation Governor & Trustee Uganda Link |
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Mrs A Bird | 03.04.2017 | Four years (2nd term) | 02.04.2025 | Finance Manager at Burford School
A Bird – Husband – Burford School Staff |
Mrs C Bracey | 13.12.2017 | Four years (2nd term) | 12.12.2025 | Employer – nationwide Building Society
Parent of Burford School student |
Mrs C Brown | 12.12.2018 | Four years | 11.12.2022 | Burford School Staff
Parent of Burford School student |
Mr S Carroll | 6.7.2020 | Four years | 5.7.2024 | Parent of Burford School student |
Mr P Foster | 23.02.2018 | Four years (2nd term) | 22.02.2026 | Parent of Burford School student |
Miss S Gaudion | 05.01.2022 | Four years | 04.01.2026 | ICAEW Member |
Mr D Grimsley | 01.01.2012 | Four years (3rd term) | 31.07.2023 | None |
Mr R Martin | 6.7.2012 | Four years (3rd term) | 5.7.2024 | None |
Mr S Norridge | 01.09.2014 | Four years (3rd term) | 8.7.2022 | None |
Mrs Ruth Reavley | 24.5.2021 | Four years | 23.5.2025 | Burford School Foundation
Burford Parochial Church Council Falkland Hall/Burford Archive Project |
Mrs G Renwick | 13.12.2017 | Four years (2nd term) | 12.12.2025 | Related by marriage to a member of teaching staff
Parent of Burford School student |
Mrs A Sherwood | 07.01.2019 | Four Years | 06.01.2023 | Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Parent of Burford School student |
Mrs J Wall | 12.12.2018 | Four Years | 11.12.2022 | None
Grandparent of a Burford School student |
Mrs J Warriner | 12.12.2019 | Four Years | 11.12.2023 | Parent of Burford School student |
Mr M Willis | 19.01.2021 | Four Years | 18.01.2025 | Parent of Burford School student |