The Academy Trust has established a local governing body for the Coombe Secondary Schools (Coombe Boys’ School and Coombe Girls’ School) under the terms of the Trust’s articles of association.
Each academy within the Trust is accountable to and must serve its community. The Governing Body of the Coombe Secondary Schools is charged with delivering these aims.
Whilst the Board of Trustees has overall responsibility and ultimate decision-making authority for all the work of the Trust, and for the standards achieved by pupils and students of the academies, the Governing Body has the responsibility of ensuring that the vision of the Trust is fulfilled.
The Governing Body is focused on translating the strategy of the Trust into day-to-day reality in the two schools for which it has responsibility, ensuring that the staff working in the academies are supported and challenged and that the needs of the pupils and students are met.
To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; hold the headteachers to account for the educational performance of the schools and its pupils and the performance management of staff; and oversee the financial performance of the schools making sure its money is well spent.
Ms Heather Buchanan is the Chair of the Local Governing Body and can be contacted via the school governance email on
[email protected]
The Clerk to the Local Governing Body is Lucy Dawson.
If you would like to express an interest in applying to become a governor, please contact
[email protected]
Heather Buchanan – Chair
Bansri Dodhia
Chris Henley
Ailsa Weymes
Neil Williams
Roma Townsend (CBS)
Phil Deans (CBS)
Karen Shalev Greene (CGS)
Johannes Hesketh (CGS)
Giles Jameson (CBS)
David Smith – Headteacher, Coombe Boys’ School
Emily Barns – Headteacher, Coombe Girls’ School
Governance Attendence to Meetings 2019/2020Governance Attendence to Meetings 2020/2021
Governance Attendence to Meetings 2021/2022Register of Pecuniary Interest
Safeguarding (mandatory) | Heather Buchanan |
Attendance/behaviour/exclusions | Attendance/behaviour/exclusions |
Post 16 | Ailsa Weymes, Bansri Dodhia |
Data | Neil Williams |
CIAG ( mandatory) | Catherine Fenwick |
Pupil Premium Grant | Bansri Dodhia, Louise Williams |
SEND | Neil Williams |
SIP Governor / curriculum | Heather Buchanan, Ailsa Weymes |
Health and Safety | Chris Henley |
Governor Training | Neil Williams |