About the Governors | Statutory Governor Information
Governor Roles
| Name | Category | Positions | Committee Memberships | 
| 
 Katie Richardson  | 
 Co-opted  | 
 Chair of Governors, Chair of Curriculum Committee  | 
 Curriculum, Finance, Personnel  | 
| 
 Hannah Milway  | 
 Parent  | 
 Vice Chair of Governors, Access & Inclusion (SEND) Governor, Safeguarding Governor, Looked After Children Governor  | 
 Curriculum, Environment, Health & Safety, Finance, Pay, Personnel  | 
| 
 Sarah Phillips  | 
 Headteacher  | 
 Headteacher  | 
 Curriculum, Environment, Health & Safety, Finance, Personnel  | 
| 
 Donald MacDonald  | 
 Local Authority  | 
 Chair of Finance, Pay & Personnel Committees  | 
 Finance, Pay, Personnel.  | 
| 
 Christopher Poston  | 
 Co-opted  | 
 Chair of Environment, Health & Safety Committees, Health & Safety Governor  | 
 Environment, Health & Safety  | 
| 
 Michele Sylvester  | 
 Co-opted  | 
 Curriculum, Environment, Health & Safety  | 
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| 
 Sharon Hau  | 
 Parent  | 
 Curriculum  | 
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| 
 Gareth Sellwood  | 
 Parent  | 
 Development Governor  | 
 Finance, Personnel, Pay  | 
| 
 Chloe Maybury  | 
 Staff  | 
 
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 Safdar Hussain  | 
 Parent  | 
 
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Governors' Terms of Office
| 
 Sarah  | 
 Phillips  | 
 Headteacher  | 
 01/09/2012  | 
 n/a  | 
| 
 Katie  | 
 Richardson  | 
 co-opted (chair)  | 
 04/10/2021  | 
 25/02/2029  | 
| 
 Hannah  | 
 Milway  | 
 parent (vice chair)  | 
 29/09/2018  | 
 28/09/2026  | 
| 
 Donald  | 
 MacDonald  | 
 local authority  | 
 22/10/2014  | 
 09/10/2026  | 
| 
 Christopher  | 
 Poston  | 
 co-opted  | 
 04/10/2021  | 
 24/09/2029  | 
| 
 Michele  | 
 Sylvester  | 
 co-opted  | 
 28/09/2022  | 
 27/09/2026  | 
| 
 Sharon  | 
 Hau  | 
 parent  | 
 30/04/2024  | 
 29/04/2028  | 
| 
 Gareth  | 
 Sellwood  | 
 parent  | 
 18/03/2025  | 
 17/03/2029  | 
| 
 Chloe  | 
 Maybury  | 
 staff  | 
 13/10/2025  | 
 12/10/2029  | 
| 
 Safdar  | 
 Hussain  | 
 parent  | 
 13/10/2025  | 
 12/10/2029  | 
| 
 Rebecca  | 
 Chard  | 
 parent  | 
 15/02/2022  | 
 23/07/2025  | 
| 
 Saaima  | 
 Ashraf  | 
 co-opted (co-vice chair)  | 
 23/04/2019  | 
 23/07/2025  | 
| 
 Heather  | 
 Gilbertson  | 
 co-opted  | 
 28/09/2022  | 
 23/07/2025  | 
| 
 Lewis  | 
 London  | 
 staff  | 
 20/09/2022  | 
 23/07/2025  | 
| 
 Jo Anna  | 
 Reed Johnson  | 
 co-opted  | 
 18/05/2022  | 
 26/11/2024  | 
Attendance Records
For year 2024-25 academic
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 Committees  | 
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| 
 Name  | 
 Full Governing Body  | 
 Curriculum  | 
 Environment  | 
 Finance  | 
 Health & Safety  | 
 Pay  | 
 Personnel  | 
 Remarks  | 
| 
 
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| 
 Hannah Milway  | 
 100%  | 
 80%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 10%  | 
 
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 Sarah Philips  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 
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 Saaima Ashraf  | 
 80%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 83%  | 
 
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 Donald MacDonald  | 
 80%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 0%  | 
 83%  | 
 
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 Katie Richardson  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Rebecca Chard  | 
 80%  | 
 60%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Christopher Poston  | 
 60%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Heather Gilbertson  | 
 60%  | 
 20%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Lewis London  | 
 80%  | 
 60%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
  | 
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 Michele Sylvester  | 
 80%  | 
 80%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Sharon Hau  | 
 60%  | 
 40%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Gareth Sellwood  | 
 40%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 33%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 33%  | 
 Appointed on 18/03/2025  | 
| 
 Jo Anna Reed Johnson  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 33%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 17%  | 
 Resigned on 26/11/2024  | 
Attendance Records
For year 2023-24 academic
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 Committees  | 
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| 
 Name  | 
 Full Governing Body  | 
 Curriculum  | 
 Environment  | 
 Finance  | 
 Health & Safety  | 
 Pay  | 
 Personnel  | 
 Remarks  | 
| 
 
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 Hannah Milway  | 
 100%  | 
 80%  | 
 100%  | 
 67%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 67%  | 
 
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 Sarah Philips  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 
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 Saaima Ashraf  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%*  | 
 83%  | 
 * Chaired on behalf of Donald  | 
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 Donald MacDonald  | 
 50%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 0%  | 
 83%  | 
 
  | 
| 
 Katie Richardson  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 
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| 
 Rebecca Chard  | 
 67%  | 
 60%  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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| 
 Christopher Poston  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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| 
 Jo Anna Reed Johnson  | 
 67%  | 
 -  | 
 0%  | 
 17%  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 17%  | 
 
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| 
 Heather Gilbertson  | 
 83%  | 
 80%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Lewis London  | 
 67%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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| 
 Michele Sylvester  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 67%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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| 
 Sharon Hau  | 
 50%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 Appointed on 30/04/2024  | 
Attendance Records
For year 2022-2023 academic
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 Committees  | 
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| 
 Name  | 
 Full Governing Body  | 
 Curriculum  | 
 Environment  | 
 Finance  | 
 Health & Safety  | 
 Pay  | 
 Personnel  | 
 Remarks  | 
| 
 
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 Hannah Milway  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 60%  | 
 83%  | 
 67%  | 
 100%  | 
 67%  | 
 
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 Sarah Philips  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 80%  | 
 100%  | 
 67%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 
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 Saaima Ashraf  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 
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| 
 Donald MacDonald  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 83%  | 
 
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| 
 Katie Richardson  | 
 100%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 83%  | 
 
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| 
 Rebecca Chard  | 
 50%  | 
 67%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Christopher Poston  | 
 83%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Jo Anna Reed Johnson  | 
 33%  | 
 -  | 
 20%  | 
 0%  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 0%  | 
 
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 Heather Gilbertson  | 
 67%  | 
 67%  | 
 80%  | 
 -  | 
 67%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Lewis London  | 
 83%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Michele Sylvester  | 
 83%  | 
 100%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 
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 Nida Ahmed  | 
 0%  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 -  | 
 Resigned on 09/03/2023  | 
Governors’ Business Interests Disclosure
| 
 Name  | 
 Category  | 
 Interests Declared  | 
| 
 Hannah Milway  | 
 Parent (Chair)  | 
 Creative & Print Service, University of Reading – Professional Interest  | 
| 
 Sarah Phillips  | 
 Headteacher  | 
 Orchard Learning Alliance – Volunteer Advisor to Curriculum Committee  | 
| 
 Katie Richardson  | 
Co-opted (Vice Chair) | None | 
| Donald MacDonald | 
 Local Authority  | 
 1. Nat West Bank – Employee 2. Orchard Learning Alliance - Trustee  | 
| 
 Christopher Poston  | 
 Parent  | 
 Wife is teaching assistant at Loddon Primary School  | 
| 
 Michele Sylvester  | 
 Co-opted  | 
 None  | 
| 
 Sharon Hau  | 
 Parent  | 
 None  | 
| 
 Gareth Sellwood  | 
 Parent  | 
 The DataDB Ltd - Director  | 
| 
 Safdar Hussain  | 
 Parent  | 
 High Education / Research, University of Reading - Visiting Scholar (Postdoctoral Fellowship)  |