Membership of academy committee
All governors attend academy committee meetings.
| Role | Name |
| Chair of Academy Committee | Peter Edwards MBE appointed from 01/09/2026-01/09/2028 |
| Vice-chair of Academy Committee | Lynn Weeks appointed from 01/09/2026-01/09/2028 |
| Principal | Claire Gouthwaite |
| Name | Type of Governor | Appointed / Elected | Date of appointment | Date stepped down (in last 12 months) | Term of office |
| Pete Edwards | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 19/11/2024 | n/a | 4 years |
| Lynn Weeks | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 08/12/2025 | n/a | 4 years |
| Zoe Clayton | Staff Governor | Elected by staff | 19/05/2022 | 18/5/2026 | 4 years |
| Douglas Pink | Appointed Parent Governor | Appointed by Committee | 18/03/2025 | n/a | 4 years |
| Alison Pink | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 18/03/2025 | n/a | 4 years |
| James Coope | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Commitee | 18/03/2025 | 01/07/2026 | 4 years |
| Rebecca Scully | Appointed Parent Governor | Appointed by Committee | 14/05/2025 | n/a | 4 years |
| Zoe Ashcroft | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 16/01/2026 | n/a | 4 years |
| Victoria Coote | Staff Governor | Elected by staff | 19/06/2026 | n/a | 4 years |
Declarations of interest: pecuniary/business
| Full Name | Nature of interest | Date interest began | Date interest ceased | Any other interests |
| Lynn Weeks | No External Business Interest Declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Peter Edwards MBE | Sutton Community Academy - Chair of Governors | February 2021 | n/a | n/a |
| Samuel Barlow & Wainwright Primaries - Chair of Governors | September 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| St Mary Magdalene C of E Primary Academy - Diocesan Governor | July 2025 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greenwood Academies Trust - Governor | October 2025 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ashfield Health and Wellbeing Network - Be Healthy - Be Happy - Independent Chair | n/a | n/a | ||
| Discover Ashfield Board - Vice Chair and Theme Lead for BHBH and Business Champion | n/a | n/a | ||
| Kirkby Town Board - Vice Chair | n/a | n/a | ||
| Southwell and Nottingham Diocese - Disability Advisor | n/a | n/a | ||
| Southwell and Nottingham Diocese - Safeguarding Advisory Group | n/a | n/a | ||
| Churches of Sherwood - LLM and PSO | n/a | n/a | ||
| South Notts and North Notts Place Based Partnerships - member | n/a | n/a | ||
| Zoe Clayton | Diverse Academies Trust | April 2021 | n/a | n/a |
| Douglas Pink | Fostering Solutions | September 2015 | n/a | Relative works within Diverse Academies Trust |
| Alison Pink | Fostering Solutions | September 2015 | n/a | Relative works within Diverse Academies Trust |
| James Coope | Skanska UK PLC | September 2022 | n/a | |
| Thoresby Vale Primary - Appointed governor | November 2025 | n/a | ||
| Rebecca Scully | SF Media | January 2021 | n/a | |
| Zoe Ashcroft | TBC | |||
| Victoria Coote | TBC |
Staff and contributors
| Full Name | Nature of interest | Date interest began | Date interest ceased | Any other interests |
| Courtney Hoop | No external business interest declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Claire Gouthwaite | No external business interest declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lynsey Parker | No external business interest declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Attendance at meetings of academy committee
| Name | Meeting | Attendance record Academic year 2025/26 No. in year | Attendance record Academic year 2025/26 No. attended |
| Lynn Weeks | Academy committee | 6 | 6 |
| Peter Edwards | Academy committee | 6 | 5 |
| Zoe Clayton | Academy committee | 4 | 3 |
| Douglas Pink | Academy committee | 6 | 5 |
| Alison Pink | Academy committee | 6 | 3 |
| James Coope | Academy committee | 5 | 2 |
| Rebecca Scully | Academy committee | 6 | 5 |
| Zoe Ascroft | Academy committee | 4 | 3 |
| Victoria Coote | Academy committee | 1 | 1 |