The Governors key roles are;
To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.
Welcome to our Governors’ section
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.
St Denys CE Infant School has a very committed Governing Body that oversees the work of the school. The Governors make regular visits and all have key strategic roles that they fulfil on a frequent visits to the school.
Committees of the governing body and names of the chairs
Detailed work is carried out through the work of the committees; these are the finance, staffing & pay, health & safety, Christian ethos, and curriculum committees.
Chair of Governors
Mrs Cox & Mrs Wilkinson
ccox@stdenysinfantschool.org
lwilkinson@stdenysinfantschool.org
Vice Chair
Mr Kilcoyne
Clerk to Governing Body
Mrs Jones
Foundation Governor
Mrs Coleman
Headteacher
Mrs Sargeant
Local Authority Governor
Mr Kilcoyne
Parent Governor
Mrs Parnell
Parent Governor
Mrs Dixon
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Thorley
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Wilkinson
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Simmons
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Garratt
Staff Governor
Mrs Webster
Associate Governor
Mr Harley
Date of appointment of each governor
| Name | Roles | Appointing body | Term of office | Date of appointment | Date stepped down |
| Judith Coleman | Foundation Governor | Leicester Diocesan Board of Education | 4 years | 23/11/2023 | |
| Charlotte-Grace Cox | Co Chair | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 02/12/2022 | |
| Emma Garratt | Chair of health & safety committee | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 20/11/2025 | |
| Andrew | Chair of Christian ethos committee | Ex Officio Foundation | Ex Officio | 24/04/2020 | 30/06/2025 |
| John Kilcoyne | Vice Chair & Chair of curriculum committee | LA Governor | 4 years | 02/12/2022 | |
| Nigel Roberts | Chair of Governors | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 16/09/2023 | 31/12/2025 |
| Valerie Thorley | Co-opted Governor | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 23/05/2024 | |
| Cheryl Sargeant | Chair of staffing & pay committee | Headteacher | Ex Officio | 01/07/2020 | |
| Jennifer Simmons | Co-opted Governor | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 19/01/2023 | |
| Catherine Webster | Staff Governor | Staff | 4 years | 11/05/2023 | |
| Laura Wilkinson | Co Chair | Co-opted by governing body | 4 years | 01/04/2022 | |
| Caley Parnell | Parent Governor | Parent | 22/01/2026 | ||
| Sarah Dixon | Parent Governor | Parent | 23/01/2026 |
Attendance record for previous year
Conflict of Interest Declarations
