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Governing Body

Governing Body 2025/2026

Name Category of Governor Date Appointed Term of Office Expires
Richard Green (Chair) Co-Opted 01/09/2022 31/08/2026
Georgina Keily-Theobald Headteacher – Ex Officio N/A
Pauline Cooke (Vice Chair) Co-opted 17/09/2021 16/09/2025
Sarah Collyer (Vice Chair) Co-opted 06/12/2021 05/12/2025
Gina Jones Staff 11/10/2022 10/10/2026
Andy Jefford Co-Opted 01/06/2023 31/05/2027
Rob Edwards Co-Opted 01/09/2024 31/08/2028
Harriet Jenkins Co-Opted 13/01/2024 12/01/2028
Sarah Gray Co-Opted 07/02/2025 06/02/2029
Danielle Lilley Co-Opted 07/02/2025 06/02/2029
Rachel Philips-Morgan Co-Opted 07/02/2025 06/02/2029

Contact 

Clerk to the Governors: Danny Holland (dannyholland@downland.wilts.sch.uk)

Chair of Governors: Richard Green c/o Downland School

Governing Body Business & Pecuniary Interests - 2023/2024

Name Governor at another Educational Establishment Business Interest Pecuniary Interest Other Conflict
Richard Green No Nil Nil Nil
Georgina Keily-Theobald No Nil Nil Nil
Pauline Cooke No Nil Nil Nil
Sarah Collyer No Nil Nil Nil
Gina Jones No Nil Nil Nil
Andy Jefford No Nil Nil Nil
Rob Edwards No Nil Nil Nil
Harriet Jenkins No Nil Nil Nil
Sarah Gray No Nil Nil Nil
Danielle Lilley No Nil Nil Nil
Rachel Philips-Morgan No Nil Nil Nil

 Full Governing Body - Attendance 2025/2026 

Name

 

Term1

 

 

Term 2

 

Term3

 

Term 4

 

 

Term 5

 

Term 6 

Georgina Keily-Theobald /
Pauline Cooke /
Sarah Collyer /
Richard Green /
Gina Jones /
Andy Jefford /
Rob Edwards Ap
Harriet Jenkins Ap
Sarah Gray Ap
Danielle Lilley Ap
Rachel Philips-Morgan /

Key:   ⁄  = In attendance, A = Apologies Received, P = Part Attendance, Ab = Absent, N/A = Not Appointed

Governors who have left during 2025/2026

Name Governor Category Appointment Ended

 

 

 

Full Governing Body - Attendance 2024/2025

Name Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Term 5 Term 6
Georgina Keily-Theobald / / / / No Mtg /
Simon Tilling N/A N/A Ap / No Mtg Ap
Pauline Cooke / / / / No Mtg /
Sarah Collyer / / / / No Mtg /
Paul Conway Ab Ap Ap Ap No Mtg Ap
Tanya Lucas / / / N/A No Mtg N/A
Richard Green / / / / No Mtg /
Gina Jones / / / / No Mtg /
Andy Jefford / / / / No Mtg /
Rob Edwards / / Ap Ap No Mtg /

Key:   ⁄  = In attendance, A = Apologies Received, P = Part Attendance,  Ab = Absent

Governors who have left during 2024/2025

Name Category of Governor Appointment Ended
Jo Grenfell Co-opted

18/09/2024

Tanya Lucas Co-opted

22/03/2025

Paul Conway Co-opted

31/08/2025

Simon Tilling Co-opted

31/08/2025

 Link Governors 2025/2026

Governor Area of Responsibility

Sarah Gray

SEN

Richard Green

PHSE 

Andy Jefford

Whistle Blowing

Richard Green

Pupil Premium

Danielle Lilley

Math's & Numeracy

Sarah Collyer

English & Literacy

Rachel Phillips-Morgan

Staff Wellbeing

Pauline Cooke

Attendance

Rob Edwards

Health and Safety

 Financial Information
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXCEEDING £100,000 In accordance with financial reporting regulations, we must publish on our website in a separate readily accessible form the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k, for the previous year ended 31 August. Benefits for this purpose include salary, employers’ pension contributions, other taxable benefits and termination payments. This description relates to one current employee.