Governors
The Board of Governors are responsible for setting the strategic direction for St Peter’s School, as well as for supporting the leadership team to manage the school’s performance. The majority of Governors are appointed by the Diocese of Exeter, with the remainder made up of parents, staff and a local authority appointee.
Scheme of Delegation
Please see the St Peter’s Scheme of Delegation
The Governing Body may delegate some of its functions to committees. The Governing Body at St Peter’s C of E Primary School has the following committees:
- Resources Committee – deals with the finances of the school, personnel, premises and health and safety.
- Admissions Panel – oversees the Admissions policy and reviews admissions.
- Pay Committee – to consider and monitor staff pay recommendations.
- Head Teacher Appraisal Committee – The Governing Board carries out the annual appraisal of the Head Teacher.
- 1st Committee
- 2nd Committee
Please see the information below about individual governors and which committees they sit on.
Full Governing Body meetings and meetings of the Resources Committee are open to the public. Please see the school diary for the next meeting. If you would like a copy of the Minutes from a meeting please contact the clerk to the governors, Sarah Beazer, at clerk@sps1.org.uk.
Name: Laura Chatterton
Type of governor: Parent Governor – Appointed by the parents of St Peter’s
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 14/06/2022 – 13/06/2026
Responsibilities: Chair of Governors, GDPR lead governor, Resources committee, Admissions committee, Headteacher appraisal committee and Pay committee
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 7/7
Resources committee meetings: 5/5
Pay committee meetings: 1/1
Name: Steve Hitchcock
Type of governor: Headteacher – Appointed by Ex Officio
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): –
Responsibilities: Resources committee, Admissions committee
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 7/7
Resources committee meetings: 5/5
Pay & Performance committee meetings: 1/1
Name: David Tymm
Type of governor: Local Authority Governor – Appointed by the Local Authority
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 28/11/2025 – 27/11/2029
Responsibilities: Chair of the Admissions committee, Data lead governor, Maths lead governor
Declared business interests: Employed by Whizz.com, a maths education provider.
Director of Reportbox Limited and Sunflower Learning Limited
Developing maths education software in conjunction with St Peter’s
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 6/7
Name: Louise Rogers
Type of governor: Staff Governor – Appointed by the staff at St Peter’s
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 25.06.24 – 24.06.28
Responsibilities: Staff
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings :
Full Governing Board meetings: 7/7
Name: James Henley
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – Appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2026
Responsibilities: SIAMS lead governor, RE lead governor, Collective worship lead governor, Chair of the Pay committee
Declared business interests: Minister at Budleigh Salterton Baptist Church
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 4/7
Pay committee meetings: 1/1
Name: Kevin Bawn
Type of governor: Foundation Governor
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years from 29.04.2025 until 28.04.2029
Responsibilities: Personnel lead governor, pay committee, resources committee, Headteacher appraisal panel
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
3/3
Name: Andrew Neligan
Type of governor: Foundation Governor
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years from 1/1/24 until 31/12/27
Responsibilities: Chair of the Resources committee, Finance lead governor, PE/Sports premium lead governor
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 5/7
Resources committee meetings: 5/5
Pay committee meetings: 0/1
Name: Vicki Allen
Type of governor: Foundation governor – appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 21/07/2022 – 20/07/2026
Responsibilities: Safeguarding lead governor, PPG lead governor
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 6/7
Name: Andy Davidson
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 27/09/2023 – 26/09/2027
Responsibilities: Vice – chair of governors, marketing and parental engagement lead governor
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 7/7
Name: Helen Tribble
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 15/10/2025 – 14/10/2029
Responsibilities: SEN lead governor
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025: Not applicable
Name: David Cooper
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 11/03/2026 – 10/03/2030
Responsibilities: N/A
Declared business, financial and pecuniary interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025: Not applicable
Name: Natalie Brookbank
Type of governor: Parent governor
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 11/05/2026 – 10/05/2030
Responsibilities: N/A
Declared business, financial and pecuniary interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025: Not applicable
Name: Mike Lemon
Type of governor: Parent governor
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 14/06/2026 – 13/06/2030
Responsibilities: N/A
Declared business, financial and pecuniary interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025: Not applicable
Name: Spencer House
Type of governor: Associate Member
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years
Voting rights: None
Responsibilities: Premises, Health & Safety
Declared business interests: None
Declared business, financial and pecuniary interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Name: Fran Mills
Type of governor: Associate Member
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 29.11.2022 – 28.11.2026
Voting rights: None
Responsibilities: Partnerships
Declared business interests: Clerk to the Raleigh Federation
Declared business, financial and pecuniary interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Name: Sarah Beazer
Clerk to the governors – clerk@sps1.org.uk
RETIRED
Name: Mike Stone
Type of governor: Co-opted – appointed by the governing board of St Peter’s
Term of Office (Appointment and End date): 4 years 14/06/2022 – 13/06/2026
Responsibilities: Premises lead governor, Health & Safety lead governor, Resources committee
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 7/7
Resources committee meetings: 5/5
Name: Kate Maslen
Type of governor: Parent governor – appointed by the parents of St Peter’s
Term of Office End date: 30.03.2026
Responsibilities: n/a
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 6/7
Name: Louise McPhie
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office End date: 29.01.2026
Responsibilities: SEN lead governor, website lead governor, resources committee
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: Parent
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 4/7
Resources committee meetings: 2/5
RETIRED
Name: Myran Larkin
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – Appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office End date: 31.08.25
Responsibilities: Vice chair of the Governing Body, Personnel lead governor, Resources committee, Pay & Performance committee, Headteacher’s appraisal committee
Declared business interests: None
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 6/7
Resources committee meetings: 3/5
RETIRED
Name: Andrew Kingsnorth
Type of governor: Foundation Governor – Appointed by the Diocese
Term of Office End date: 31.08.25
Responsibilities: St Peter’s church link lead governor
Declared business interests: Hernia International
Declared personal interests: None
Declared governor positions at other schools: None
Attendance at meetings 2024/2025:
Full Governing Board meetings: 6/7
RETIRED
Name: Henry Riddell
Type of governor: Foundation
Retired: 20.05.2025