Governing Board
Wilmslow High School is a local authority maintained community school.
As such, its Governing Board is comprised of governors drawn from different constituencies:
- parent governors
- staff governors
- local authority governors
- co-opted governors
- ex-officio – the headteacher has chosen to be a governor by virtue of their office
The Governing Board is constituted as detailed here.
Click here for the school’s details on the DfE’s Get Information About Schools website
Currently the membership of the Governing Board is as follows:
| Name | Type | Appointed by | Committees and Positions (Note 1) | Term of Office | Details (Note 2) | Required Meetings (Note 3) | Attended Meetings (Note 4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Berry | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, F&R (Chair), TD | 27 Nov 2017 – 26 Nov 2025 | FVROA | 8 | 5 |
| Mr Sam Beythoun | Local Authority | Local Authority | FGB, F&R, TD, SSW | 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Oct 2025 | FVROA | 14 | 10 |
| Mr Jim Caulkett | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB (Chair), F&R (VC), TD | 28 Oct 2024 – 27 Oct 2028 | FVROA | 11 | 10 |
| Mrs Sarah Frost | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, SSW | 16 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2027 | FVROA, BI | 7 | 4 |
| Mrs Claire Holliday | Parent | Parents | (tbc) | 24 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2029 | FVROA | n/a | n/a |
| Mrs Christina Kane | Headteacher | Ex-officio | FGB, F&R, SSW, TD | 01 Sep 2024 – | FVROA | n/a | n/a |
| Mrs Abbie Kirkham | Parent | Parents | (tbc) | 24 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2029 | FVROA | n/a | n/a |
| Ms Kate McClean | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, F&R, TD (Chair) | 16 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2027 | FVROA, BI | 11 | 10 |
| Mr Jonathan Moakes | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB (Vice-Chair), F&R, SSW | 14 Nov 2016 – 13 Nov 2028 | FVROA | 11 | 11 |
| Mrs Halima Sheikh | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, F&R | 16 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2027 | FVROA | 9 | 8 |
| Mrs Jane Shaw | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, SSW (Chair) | 1 Dec 2017 – 30 Nov 2025 | FVROA | 7 | 6 |
| Miss Charlotte Sivori | Staff | Staff | (tbc) | 14 Feb 2025 – 13 Feb 2027 | FVROA | n/a | n/a |
| Mr Dan Wright | Co-opted | Governing Board | (tbc) | 10 Mar 2025 – 09 Mar 2029 | FVROA | n/a | n/a |
Note 1 – Committees and Abbreviations
FGB – Full Governing Board
F&R – Finance and Resources
SSW – Student Success and Wellbeing
TD – Talent Development (incl. Pay)
VC – Vice-Chair
Note 2 – Details
FVROA – Full voting rights on all, FGB and all committees
BI – Business Interests
R – Relationship to school staff member (e.g. spouse, partner, relative)
Note 3 – Meetings
No. of meetings required to attend based on committee membership in 12 months to 31 August 2024
Note 4 – Meetings
No. of meetings actually attended in 12 months to 31 August 2024
Former Governors (within last 12 months)
| Name | Type | Appointed by | Committees and Positions (Note 1) | Term of Office | Details (Note 2) |
| Ms Ruth Powley | Interim Headteacher | Ex-officio | FGB, F&R, SSW, TD | 01 January 2023 – 31 August 2024 | FVROA |
| Ms Angela Yore | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, SSW | 21 Jan 2019 – 31 August 2024 | FVROA |
| Mr Peter Crouch | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, TD (Chair) | 14 Nov 2016 – 13 Nov 2024 | FVROA |
| Mr Martin Kinsey | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, F&R (Chair), TD, SSW | 14 Nov 2016 – 13 Nov 2024 | FVROA |
| Mrs Julia McHarg | Staff | Staff | FGB, F&R, SSW | 14 Dec 2016 – 13 Dec 2024 | FVROA |
| Mr Tom Murray | Co-opted | Governing Board | FGB, SSW | 28 Oct 2020 – 09 Dec 2024 | FVROA, BI |
| Mrs Afshan Khan | Parent | Parents | FGB, F&R | 01 Mar 2021 – 28 Feb 2025 | FVROA |
| Mrs Diane Round | Parent | Parents | FGB, SSW | 01 Mar 2021 – 28 Feb 2025 | FVROA |
Associates
| Name | Type | Appointed by | Committees and Positions (Note 1) | Term of Office | Details (Note 2) | Required Meetings (Note 3) | Attended Meetings (Note 4) |
| Mr David Bennett | Co-opted | Governing Board, F&R | 01 Sep 2023 – 31 Aug 2025 | FVR on F&R | 8 | 5 | |
| Mrs Julia McHarg | Co-opted | Governing Board, SSW | 14 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2025 | FVROA | n/a | n/a | |
Constituted composition of Governing Board
| Type | Max | Current | Vacancies |
| Parent | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Local Authority | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Staff | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Co-opted | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Headteacher | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 13 | 3 |
Communication with the Governing Board should be directed through the Clerk to the Governing Board, Mrs Su Garbutt (su.garbutt@cheshireeast.gov.uk)