Main School

Governing Body

Chair of Governors

Chair of Governing Body; Chair of Curriculum and Personnel Committee; Member of Head Teacher’s Performance Management Review Committee (HTPMRC)

Register of Interests 2025-2026:

  • Deputy Head at Leighton Park School

Attendance at Meetings 2024-2025:

  • Full Governing Body 7 of 9
  • Curriculum and Personnel 5 of 

Contact: via the Clerk to Governors: j.hanswenzl@hughfaringdon.org

Vice Chair of Governors

Vice Chair of Governors. Chair of Sites & Finance Committee

Register of Interests 2025–2026:

  • Employee University of Ready

Attendance at Meetings 2024–2025:

  • Full Governing Body 9 of 9
  • Sites and Finance 5 of 5
  • Pay 1 of 1

Governing Body

Member of Sites and Finance Committee; Member of Head Teacher’s Renumeration Committee (HTRC) appeal governor

Register of Interests 2025-2026:

  • Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth – Trustee

Attendance at Meetings 2024-2025:

  • Full Governing Body 7 of 9
  • Sites and Finance 3 of 5

Vice Chair of Curriculum and Personnel Committee, Vice Safeguarding Governor; Member of Head Teacher’s Renumeration Committee (HTRC); Member of Admissions Committee

Register of Interests 2025-2026: None to declare

Attendance at Meetings 2024-2025:

  • Full Governing Body 6 of 9
  • Admissions Committee 1 of 2
  • Curriculum Personnel 2 of 5

Member of Curriculum and Personnel Committee. Vice Chair of Sites and Finance Committee.

Register of Interests 2025–2026:

  • Head of Degree Programmes, Blavatnick School of Government
  • University of Reading, Lay member of the University Council
  • Department for Education: Office of the Schools Adjudicator, Schools Adjudicator

Attendance at Meetings 2024–2025:

  • Full Governing Body 9 of 9
  • Curriculum and Personnel 4 of 5
  • Sites and Finance 4 of 5
  • Admissions 1 of 1
  • Pay 1 of 1

Member of Curriculum and Personnel Committee

Register of Interests 2025–2026: None to Declare

Attendance at Meetings 2024–2025:

  • Full Governing Body 8 of 9
  • Curriculum Personnel 3 of 5

Member of Curriculum & Personnel Committee

Register of Interests 2025-2026

  • Deputy Head Teacher at Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School

Attendance at meetings 2024-2025:

  • Full Governing Body 7 of 9
  • Curriculum and Personnel 5 of 5

Chair of the Admissions Committee

Register of Interests 2025-2026: None to Declare

Attendance 2024-2025:

  • Admissions Committee 2 of 2

Vice Chair Curriculum and Personnel Committee, Vice Chair Pay Committee, Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead

Register of Interests 2025-2026:

  • Executive Head of the Kennet Federation
  • Member of RBC Education Partnership Board
  • Executive Headteacher Blagrave Nursery School
  • Interim Executive Primary School Redlands Primary School
  • Child attends Leighton Park School

Attendance 2024 - 2025:

  • Full Governing Body 5 of 9
  • Curriculum and Personnel 4 of 5
  • Pay 1 of 1

Register of Interests 2023-2024: Associate Governor at Kennett Federation

Attendance 2024-2025:

  • Full Governing Body 9 of 9
  • Admissions Committee 2 of 2
  • Curriculum and Personnel 5 of 5
  • Sites and Finance 5 of 5
  • Pay 1 of 1

Member of Curriculum and Personnel Committee:

Register of Interests 2025–2026:

  • Teacher of Maths at The Bulmershe School

Attendance at Meetings 2024–2025:

  • Full Governing Body 7 of 9
  • Curriculum and Personnel 4 of 5
  • Admissions 2 of 2

Member of Sites and Finance Committee

Register of Interests 2025–2026:

  • Wife is a teacher at Blessed Hugh Faringdon School

Attendance 2024–2025:

  • Full Governing Body 7 of 9
  • Sites and Finance 2 of 5

Register of Interests 2025-2026:

  • Daughter works at Blessed Hugh Faringdon

Attendance 2024 - 2025:

  • Full Governing Body 5 of 6
  • Site and Finance 3 of 3

 

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Bishop of Portsmouth; Parent Governors are elected by parent/carers of pupils or appointed by the Governing Body; Local Authority Governors are nominated by the Local Authority and appointed by the Governing Body; Co-opted Governors are appointed by the Governing Body; Staff Governors are elected by school staff.

Structure and Responsibilities of the Governing Body: