governors information

School Performance Board

Please note that following TILA’s merger with the Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) in 2026 to form the new trust Amplify Education, our governance arrangements are under review.

The following arrangements described below will, however, remain in place throughout the school year 2026-2027.

Purpose: After the school joined Trust in Learning (Academies) [TiLA] in early 2025, a School Performance Board (SPB) was set up. Its primary role is to scrutinise performance looking at: what the school is hoping to achieve (Intent) and the quality of teaching (Implementation) with a specific focus on the learner, their progression, achievements and experiences in school (Impact).

Meetings: The SPB meets three times a year following a core visit made by a group of senior trust staff. The board will review the report of the visit and follow in depth key lines of enquiry agree by the school’s Chair of Governors and the Trust.

Meetings: The SPB meets three times a year following a core visit made by a group of senior trust staff. The board will review the report of the visit and follow in depth key lines of enquiry agree by the school’s Chair of Governors and the Trust.

Membership:

• Four school governors (including the Chair who may also be a member of the Trust Board),
• Two parent governors
• The Headteacher
• A Director of the School Development Team
• A member of the Trust’s Quality of Education Committee (Please refer to Trust in Learning (Academies) Governance Operating Model for more detail).

What does being a Nova governor involve:  Volunteering as a school governor can be both stimulating and rewarding. The experience of working as part of a team involved in supporting the school often proves useful in everyday life, giving an opportunity to develop new skills to use in their jobs or other community ventures.  Free training is available.

Governors come from a variety of background with differing skills and experience depending upon the needs of a school .  The commitments for all though will be the same:

• Share the responsibilities of the School Performance Board.
• Attend and participate in SPB meetings (generally 3 per school year) with additional meetings from time to time as required.
• Spend some time on training and getting to know the school.
• As required, sit on appointments panels or panels that handle staff or pupil discipline issues, recruitment or complaints against the school.

Ofsted

Please follow this link to the school’s last Ofsted inspection report  Ofsted Inspection Report 5th & 6th July 2022