Grove Road School Governors

Co-Chairs or Governors: Mrs Lucy Merret and Mr Alex Tomlin

Contact via email: cofg@groveroad.n-yorks.sch.uk

 

Current Governing Body

Name of Governor

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Appointed By

Date Stepped Down

Business or Financial Interests

Committee Membership

Mr Richard Walker

01/09/2025

N/a

Ex-Officio by virtue of office as headteacher

 

None declared

 

Mr Alex Tomlin

16/11/2017

(re elected November 2021)

(Moved to fill co-opted vacancy March 2024)

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

 

None declared

Finance Committee 

September 2025

Mrs Amy Howard

04/10/2016 (re-elected October 2020)

4 Years

Elected by Staff

 

None declared

 

Mrs Lucy Merrett

05/12/2022

4 Years

Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates

 

None Declared

 

Mrs Belinda Goode

07/10/2024

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

 

None Declared

 

Mr James Newall

15/03/2024

4 Years

Elected by Parents

 

None Declared

 

Mr Jack Fullerton

15/03/2024

4 Years

Elected by Parents

 

None Declared

 

Mr William

Duxberry

17/03/2025

4 Years

Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates

 

None Declared

Finance Committee 

September 2025

Mr Richard Walker

01/09/2025

4 years

Headteacher

 

 

 

Mr Alan

Tucker

22/09/2025

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

 

None Declared

Finance Committee 

September 2025

Vacant

 

 

Co-opted Governor - to be appointed by the Governing Board

 

 

 

Vacant

   

Co-opted Governor - to be appointed by the Governing Board

     

Historic (Left within last 12 months)

Dr Peter

Harvey

Associate Governor

09/10/2024

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

14/07/2025

 

 

Mr Dennis Richards

11/07/2020

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

11/07/2025

 

 

Mrs Chantelle Browne

19/05/2025

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

11/09/2025

 

 

Mr James Grayston

01/09/2023

4 years

Headteacher

14/07/2025

 

 

Mrs Judi

Oxley

18/03/2024

4 Years

Nominated by LA and appointed by Governing Body

14/07/2025

 

 

Mrs Debbie

Pitt

07/11/2022

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

27/03/2025

 

 

Mr Ahmed

Hassan

27/03/2023

4 Years

Appointed by Governing Body

18/11/2024

 

 

Governor information

Please note that the Governors' Annual statement covers the previous academic year and includes details of the structure and the responsibilities of the governing body and any committees, the term of office for each governor, which body appoints them, the category of governor, their attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year, as well as names of any committees the governor served on. Also included are relevant business and pecuniary interests of governors, details of any other governance roles in other schools and the relationships between governors and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives.

 

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