Governors

The governing board oversee the effective running of the school.

The board consists of parents, staff, local authority and co-opted governors. The purpose of the governing body is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. 

The three core functions of the board are:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

  • Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff

  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure it's money is well spent      

Meet the Team

  • Silas Brown

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed 14 September 2023

    Term of office from 14 September 2023 to 13 September 2027

  • John Du Heaume

    Staff Governor

    First appointed on 7 December 2023

    Term of office from 7 December 2023 to 8 December 2027

  • Helen Finch

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 14 October 2021

    Term of office from 14 October 2021 to 13 October 2025

  • John Hall

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 19 October 2017

    Term of office from 19 October 2021 to 18 October 2025

  • James Hodgins

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 19 November 2015

    Term of office from 19 November 2023 to 18 November 2027

  • Martin Hopkinson

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 16 December 2017

    Term of office from 16 December 2021 to 15 December 2025

  • Chris Lindsay

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed 2009

    Term of office from 21 May 2021 to 20 May 2025

  • Hayley Malcolm

    Parent Governor

    First appointed on 16 June 2022

    Term of office from 16 July 2022 to 15 July 2026

  • Leona Mani

    LEA Governor

    First appointed 18 December 2019

    Term of office from 18 December 2023 to 18 December 2027

  • Leah Cox

    Parent Governor

    First appointed on 15 July 2022

    Term of office from 15 July 2022 to 14 July 2026

  • Dawn Przybycin

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 25 November 2013

    Term of office from 25 November 2021 to 24 November 2025

  • Catherine Valentine

    Co-opted Governor

    First appointed on 1 October 2019

    Term of office from 15 July 2022 to 14 July 2026

  • Vacancy

    Co-opted Governor

Committees:

Standards Committee

Chair: John Hall | John de Heaume | Helen Finch | James Hodgins | Chris Lindsay | Leona Mani | Leah Cox

Resources Committee

Chair: Martin Hopkinson | Vice Chair: Hayley Malcolm | Silas Brown |Chris Lindsay | Dawn Przybycin | Catherine Valentine

Pay committee

Chair: James Hodgins | Martin Hopkinson | Chris Lindsay

Headteacher Performance Management Committee

Chair: Catherine Valentine | John Hall | Dawn Pryzbycin | Helen Finch

Link roles:

  • Attendance - Leah Cox

  • Behaviour for learning - Leona Mani

  • Budget, grants and alternative funding - Hayley Malcolm

  • Building maintenance and asset management - Martin Hopkinson

  • Diversity, inclusion and belonging - Leah Cox

  • English - Martin Hopkinson

  • EYFS - John Hall

  • Financial process and audit - Dawn Przybycin

  • Governor development and training - Chris Lindsay

  • Health and Safety - Dawn Przybycin

  • IT & Systems - Silas Brown

  • Maths - James Hodgins

  • Parent and community engagement - Hayley Malcolm

  • Phonics and Early Reading - James Hodgins

  • Policies - Catherine Valentine

  • PSHE and extracurricular - John Hall

  • Pupil Premium - John Hall

  • Safeguarding - Leona Mani

  • SEND - Helen Finch

  • Sports and PE - Silas Brown

  • Staff development - Catherine Valentine

  • Stanmore Values - Dawn Przybycin

Any correspondence for governors should be sent to:

Chair of Governors
Stanmore Primary School
Stanmore Lane
Winchester
Hampshire
SO22 4AJ