Governors
Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about the school's governors and the work that we do.
The Governing Body
The Governing Body of our school helps to ensure the highest quality of education provision and to act as the accountable body for the school. We do this by setting the strategic vision and the ethos of the school, together with monitoring and challenging the school’s performance and acting as a supportive but ‘critical friend’ to the Head Teacher.
Members of the Governing Body include members of staff, parents, a representative from the Local Education Authority and other local volunteers; all of whom have the sole aim of seeing the children at the school receive the very best education possible. Our parent and community governors have a range of different backgrounds and experience and bring many beneficial perspectives to the life of the school.
We really enjoy the huge satisfaction we get from seeing the school succeed and feel valued for our part in it. We are a strong team with a variety of skills who work well together and have a shared commitment to continuing the journey together for the benefit of all our children in the future.
If you want to find out more about the Governing Body at St Peters School or perhaps become more involved in its work, please look at the links below. You can also write to the Chair of Governors – James Clarke– at the school.
What do we do?
We offer advice and guidance to the school and help the Head Teacher and staff to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life.
We work closely as a team particularly with the Head Teacher and senior staff on a wide variety of tasks which include:
• developing a strategic plan for the school;
• determining school aims, policies and priorities;
• setting targets;
• monitoring and evaluating the work of the school;
• appointing staff and the Head Teacher;
• managing the budget;
• overseeing the repair and maintenance of the school;
• securing high levels of attendance and good standards of pupil behaviour;
• ensuring that all children in the school have access to a broad and balanced curriculum;
• ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff.
The Governing Body has a Chair, Vice Chair and two sub-committees; the Pupils and Learning Committee and the Resources Committee. All governors attend the Governing Body meetings at least once a term and a smaller number of governors sit on each sub-committee, which also meet regularly. We are supported in our work by the Clerk to the Governing Body.
Governor Body Details
Listed below are individuals who are members of the governing board in the current academic year (2025-26).
| Name | Category* |
Term of Office |
Committee Membership |
Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillie Masterton | Headteacher |
Pupils & Learning Resources |
||
| James Clarke | Co-opted | 16/02/23-15/02/27 |
Resources Pay |
Chair |
| Hannah Reichardt | Parent | 01/05/24-01/05/28 | Pupils & Learning |
Vice Chair National Nurture |
| Sue Attard | Co-opted | 02/02/23-01/02/27 | Pupils & Learning |
HT Review Safeguarding Maths National Nurture |
| Louise Brundell | Co-opted | 13/01/22-12/01/26 | Pupils & Learning | Writing/Reading |
| Emily Moll | Co-opted | 13/01/22-12/01/26 |
Resources (Chair) Pay Complaints |
|
| Mandy Zawadzka | Co-opted | 25/09/23-24/09/27 | Pupils & Learning | |
| Edmund Jankowski | Local Authority Governor | 10/02/22-09/03/26 |
Resources Pay Complaints |
PE Sports Premium |
| Omar Kareem | Parent Governor | 17/05/24-30/04/28 |
Resources Pay Complaints Pupils & Learning |
Equality, Diversion and Inclusion Special Educational Needs and Disability |
| Frankie Murphy | Staff Governor | 21/05/25-20/05/29 | ||
| Jonathon Kruger | Parent Governor | 15/09/25-14/09/29 |
Pupils & Learning Resources |
Health & Safety Pupil Premium |
As at this date, there have been no individuals who have ceased to be governors during the current academic year (2025-26).
Listed below are individuals who ceased to be governors during the previous academic year (2024-2025)
Hannah Taylor - Staff Governor - Term of Office Expired 20th May 2025
Sandi Wylie - Co-opted Governor - Resignation 10th March 2025
Miles Morgan - Co-opted Governor - Term of Office Expired 9th September 2024
* Co-opted Governors are appointed by Governing Board; Local Authority Governors are appointed by the Governing Board; Associate Members are appointed by Governing Board; Parent Governors are appointed by the Governing Board; Staff Governors are elected by school staff.
Financial Information
In the year 2024-2025 there were no staff members whose gross annual salary exceeded £100,000.
Further information about spending at the school can be found at: