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

Current Governing Board.

Select a governors name for more information on their role:

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB (Chair), F&R (VC), TD

Term of Office: 28 Oct 2024 – 27 Oct 2028

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 11

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 10

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB (Vice-Chair), F&R, SSW

Term of Office: 14 Nov 2016 – 13 Nov 2028

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 11

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 11

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R (Chair), TD

Term of Office: 27 Nov 2017 – 26 Nov 2025          

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 8

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 5

Type: Local Authority

Appointed by: Local Authority

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R, TD, SSW

Term of Office: 11 Oct 2021 – 10 Oct 2025

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 14

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 10

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, SSW

Term of Office: 16 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2027

Details (Note 2): FVROA, BI

Required Meetings (Note 3): 7

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 4

Type: Parents

Appointed by: Parents

Committees and Positions (Note 1): TBC

Term of Office: 24 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2029

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A

Attended Meetings (Note 4): N/A

Type: Headteacher

Appointed by: Ex-officio

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R, SSW, TD

Term of Office: 01 September 2024 –

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A

Attended Meetings (Note 4): N/A

Type: Parents

Appointed by: Parents

Committees and Positions (Note 1): TBC

Term of Office: 24 Feb 2025 – 23 Feb 2029

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A

Attended Meetings (Note 4): N/A

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R

Term of Office: 16 Oct 2023 – 15 Oct 2027

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 9

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 8

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, SSW (Chair)

Term of Office: 1 Dec 2017 – 30 Nov 2025

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): 7

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 6

Type: Staff

Appointed by: Staff

Committees and Positions (Note 1): TBC

Term of Office: 14 Feb 2025 – 13 Feb 2027

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A

Attended Meetings (Note 4): N/A

Type:Co-opted

Appointed by:Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): TBC

Term of Office:10 Mar 2025 – 09 Mar 2029

Details (Note 2): FVROA

Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A

Attended Meetings (Note 4): N/A

  • FGB – Full Governing Board
    F&R – Finance and Resources
    SSW – Student Success and Wellbeing
    TD – Talent Development (incl. Pay)
    VC – Vice-Chair
  • FVROA – Full voting rights on all, FGB and all committees
  • BI – Business Interests
  • R – Relationship to school staff member (e.g. spouse, partner, relative)

Number of meetings required to attend based on committee membership in 12 months to 31 August 2023

Number of meetings actually attended in 12 months to 31 August 2023

Former Governors

(within the last 12 months)

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, SSW

Term of Office: 14 Nov 2016 – 31 Dec 2024

Details (Note 2): FVROA, BI

  • Type: Interim Headteacher
  • Appointed by: Ex-officio
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R, SSW, P
  • Term of Office:01 January 2023 – 31 August 2024
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Type: Co-opted
  • Appointed by: Governing Board
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, SSW
  • Term of Office: 21 Jan 2019 – 31 August 2024
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Type: Co-opted
  • Appointed by: Governing Board
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R (Chair), TD, SSW
  • Term of Office:14 Nov 2016 – 13 Nov 2024
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Type: Staff
  • Appointed by: Staff
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R, SSW
  • Term of Office: 14 Dec 2016 – 13 Dec 2024
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Type:Co-opted
  • Appointed by:Governing Board
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, SSW
  • Term of Office: 28 Oct 2020 – 09 Dec 2024
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA, BI
  • Type: Parent
  • Appointed by: Parents
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R
  • Term of Office: 01 Mar 2021 – 28 Feb 2025
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Type: Parent
  • Appointed by: Parents
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1):FGB, SSW
  • Term of Office: 01 Mar 2021 – 28 Feb 2025
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA

Type: Co-opted

Appointed by: Governing Board

Committees and Positions (Note 1): FGB, F&R, TD (Chair)

Term of Office: 16 Oct 2023 – 19 May 2025

Details (Note 2): FVROA, BI

Required Meetings (Note 3): 11

Attended Meetings (Note 4): 10

Associates

  • Type: Co-opted
  • Appointed by: Governing Board
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): F&R
  • Term of Office: 01 Sep 2023 – 31 Aug 2025
  • Details (Note 2): FVR on F&R
  • Required Meetings (Note 3): 8
  • Attended Meetings (Note 4): 5
  • Type: Co-opted
  • Appointed by: Governing Board
  • Committees and Positions (Note 1): SSW
  • Term of Office:14 Dec 2024 – 13 Dec 2025
  • Details (Note 2): FVROA
  • Required Meetings (Note 3): N/A
  • Attended Meetings (Note 4): 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 7 4
Headteacher 1 1 0
Total 16 12 4

Communication with the Governing Board should be directed through the Clerk to the Governing Board, Mrs Su Garbutt (su.garbutt@cheshireeast.gov.uk)