Statutory Information
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Governors work as part of a team called the LOCAL GOVERNING BODY
Mount Street is an Academy within the Learning Academies Trust and you can find more information on the Trust on their Website.
They are responsible for making sure the school provides excellent quality education for all children.
The Governing Body is responsible to parents, the local community and the Trustees of the Learning Academies Trust.
The Local Governing Body work alongside the Headteacher and the Senior Leadership Team
Planning the future direction of the school
Ensuring that the National Curriculum, RE and PSHE is taught to the highest standards
Making sure the school provides for all its children, including those with special needs
The Chair of Governors regularly meets with other Chairs of Local Governing Boards across the Learning Academies Trust and the CEO.
Contact
Our Clerk, Mr Michael Coomber, or Chair Of Governors, Mr Jeremy Bearne, can be contacted at the school address:
Mount Street Primary School,
Greenbank,
Plymouth
PL4 8NZ
Tel: 01752 205091
reception@mountstreetpri.co.uk
These tables give statutory detail for the academic year 2023/24
Name | Type of Governor | Position | Appointed by |
Mr Jeremy Peter Bearne | Co-opted | Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor | Governing Board |
Ms Bridget Shillaber | Head |
| Ex-officio |
| Mrs Leila Victoria Gocher | Staff | SEND Champion | Staff |
| Mrs Pippa Clement-Stallard | Staff | Pupil Premium Champion | Staff |
| Mrs Lisa Marie Shillingford | Parent | Early Years Champion | Parents |
| Mrs Zara Merrifield | Parent | Maths Champion | Parents |
name of governor | date appointed | relevant business interests | links to other educational establishments | personal relationships with school staff or other governors | date interest declared |
Jeremy Bearne | 01/10/2018 | None | None | None | 18/09/2019 |
Bridget Shillaber | 01/09/2020 Associate Governor prior to this | None | Learning Academies Trust (LAT) employee | None | 01/09/2020 |
Leila Gocher | 20/01/2020 | None | Learning Academies Trust (LAT) employee | None | 24/02/2020 |
| Lisa Marie Shillingford | 11/2022 | None | None | None | 11/2022 |
| Zara Merrifield | Spring 2023 | None | None | None | Spring 2023 |
| Pippa Clement -Stallard | 11/2023 | None | Learning Academies Trust (LAT) employee | None | 11/ 2023 |
| Sheu Odu-Onikosi | 09/2024 | None | Plymouth University | None | 09/2024 |
All Governors have a four year term of office with the exception of the Head who remains a Governor while in post.
Name | Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings 2023/24 |
Jeremy Bearne | 100% (6 meetings out of 6) |
Bridget Shillaber | 100% (6 meetings out of 6) |
| Lisa Marie Shillingford | 100%(5 meetings out of 5) |
| Leila Gocher | 60% (3 meetings out of 5) |
| Zara Merrifield | 67% (2 meetings out of 3) |
| Pippa Clement-Stallard | 100% (5 meetings out of 5) |