Governing Body 2025 - 2026
Committees
Ex - Exclusion / Appeals Panel | HP - Head’s Performance | M & E - Mission and Ethos | R - Resources | S & Q - Standards and Quality
Clerk to the Board of Governors: Miss Helen Nash
Minutes of Governor meetings are available on request from the Clerk to Governors,
Governing Body - 2025/2026
| Name | Governor Category | Appointed By | Period of Service | Committee Membership | Position / Responsibility / Faculty Link & Functional Link | Relevant Business interests | Membership of any other governing body (education) | Relationships between governor and school staff. Any material interests with close family relationships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mr Stuart CRABB |
Staff | Staff | 21/01/2026 – 21/01//2030 | R | Employed by SPHS RFU District Secretary | staff | ||
|
Mr Kevin McDERMOTT (Principal) |
Ex-Officio | M & E S & Q R | Employed by SPHS | |||||
|
Mr Emmanuel (Kofi) OBBENG (Chair of Governors) |
Foundation | Clifton Diocese | 02/09/22 – 01/09/26 | R, M&E, S&Q |
Key Stage 5 Training Deep Stewardship Deep Leadership |
None declared | ||
|
Mr Lee TEMPEST |
Parent | Parents | 24/02/24 to 23/02/28 | S & Q R |
H & S Attendance / Behaviour Deep Stewardship Deep Experience |
Owner of web design business | None | Child pupil of SPHS |
|
Mrs Nicola DOWDESWELL |
Foundation | Clifton Diocese | 09/09/2024 to 08/09/2028 | M&E, S&Q |
Religious Education Deep Values |
None declared | Child pupil of SPHS | |
|
Mrs Emily HUDSON |
Foundation |
Clifton Diocese |
03/06/2024 to 02/06/2028 |
M&E, S&Q |
SEND |
None declared |
Child pupil of SPHS |
|
| Mrs Elizabeth (Lisa) Tallant | Foundation | Clifton Diocese |
25/11/2024 to 24/11/2028 |
M&E, S&Q | None declared | |||
| Mr Mike HEDDERMAN | Foundation | Clifton Diocse |
21/07/2025 to 20/07/2029 |
R | None declared | |||
| Mrs Madeleine EDWARDS | Foundation | Clifton Diocese |
21/07/2025 to 20/07/2029 |
M&E, S&Q | None declared | |||
| Mr Raymond PADILLA | Foundation | Clifton Diocese |
21/07/2025 to 20/07/2026 |
M&E, S&Q | None declared | |||
| Article 51 Vacancy (x2) | ||||||||
| Staff Governor vacancy (x2) | ||||||||
| Parent Governor vacancy (x2) |
Governors Resignations Academic Year 2025/2026
| Tony Leslie | Foundation |
| Helen Haywood | Foundation |
| Shireen Bhaiyat | Parent Governor: Feb 2018 – Feb 2026 Article 51: Feb 2026 - Mar 2026 |
| Dave Slaughter | Staff |
| Kathleen Dobbs | Staff |
Retired Governors Academic Year 2024/2025
| Mrs Kate Stokes-Richardson | Staff | /06/2024-31/08/2025 |
| Ms Esme Cawley | Staff | 21/05/2021 -020/05/2025 |
