Governors and Accounts
Meet the Governors
Ashperton's governors are proud to be part of this fantastic school! We support the pupils, staff and parents in making it even better.
The full governing body meets four times a year, and subcommittees deal in greater detail with particular areas. There are three sub-committees:
· Finance, Resources & Audit - which includes finance, pay & personnel, health & safety, pupil discipline & exclusions, and the new building project - members are, Paul Mess (Chair), Geraint Jenkins, Alan Bowyer, David Margetts, Emma Marriage, Phillip Duggan, Judy Balderson, and Caroline Bullock
· Curriculum Committee - members are, Jon Nicklin (Chair), Caroline Bullock, Geraint Jenkins, Louise Lawrence, Emma Marriage, David Margetts, Victoria Simcock, Judy Balderson and Paul Mess.
· Headteacher's Performance Management Committee, members are, Geraint Jenkins and Alan Bowyer.
Parent Governors
Louise Lawrence became a governor 17th March 2025. Louise is the SEND link Governor and is on the Curriculum committee. She has a child at the school and is the Vice-principal of the Royal National College for the Blind of which she declares an interest.
Staff Governors
Caroline Bullock Acting Head and Teacher of Year 4, 5 & 6. Caroline joined the governing body in April 2018. She is the Mathematics Curriculum Manager and is a member of the Finance, Resources and Audit and Curriculum committees. She has a son who works at the school of which she declares an interest.
Julia Baird is a Senior Support Learning Assistant. Julia joined the governing body in July 2022. She is the Health and Safety link Governor and is on the Curriculum committee.
Emma Marriage Teacher of Early Years and a member of our Senior Leadership Team. Emma joined the governing body in June 2025 after being elected by staff. She is a member of the Finance, Resources and Audit and Curriculum committees.
General Governors
Geraint Jenkins (Chair) became a governor in November 2020. He is also part of the Finance, Resources & Audit Committee and the Curriculum Committee. Geraint has responsibility for EYFS, Data Protection, Pupil Premium, IT and RE. He has a child and his wife at school which he declares as an interest.
Alan Bowyer (Vice-Chair) became a governor on 1st September 2022. He is on the Finance, Resources & Audit Committee and is the PE/Sports Premium and Well Being link Governor. He has children at school which he declares as an interest.
Jon Nicklin became a governor in September 2016. Jon has a special responsibility of Safeguarding and is a member of the Curriculum Committee. He has children at school which he declares as an interest.
David Margetts became a governor in March 2025. He is on the Finance, Resources & Audit Committee. He has a wife at school which he declares as an interest.
Paul Mess Became a governor in March 2021. Paul has governor responsibility of Maths and is a member of the Finance, Resources and Audit committee and the Curriculum Committee. He has a child at the school of which he declares an interest. He has a family relationship link to Mr Bandfield, of which he declares an interest
Judy Balderson became a governor in May 2025. She brings many years of experience serving on various governing bodies across Herefordshire. Judy sits on both the Finance, Resources & Audit Committee and the Curriculum Committee
Phillip Duggan became a governor in May 2025. He is a former parent of the school and currently serves on the Finance, Resources & Audit Committee.
Victoria Simcock became a governor in May 2025. She is a former teaching assistant at the school and currently serves on the Curriculum Committee
David Pealing - Term of Office ended May 2025
Dawn Lashbrook - Term of Office ended April 2025
Sue Snowball - Term of Office ended January 2025
Amy Clarke - Term of Office ended November 2024
Attendance at Governor meetings
2023/24
Governor | 21st September 2023 | 30th November 2023 | 21st March 2024 | 27th June 2024 | Governor Category | Total Number of Meetings | % Number of Meetings |
Julia Baird | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Staff Governor | 3/4 | 75 |
Chris Bandfield | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Head Teacher | 4/4 | 100 |
Alan Bowyer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | General Governor | 4/4 | 100 |
Caroline Bullock | yes | Yes | Yes | No | Staff Governor | 3/4 | 75 |
Amy Clarke | No | No | No | No | Parent Governor | 0/4 | 0 |
Jacqueline Dodds | yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | General Governor | 2/2 | 100 |
Geraint Jenkins | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | General Governor (Chair) | 4/4 | 100 |
Dawn Lashbrooke | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Co-opted Governor (Appointed 27th June 2024) | 1/1 | 100 |
Paul Mess | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Parent Governor | 3/4 | 75 |
Jon Nicklin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | General Governor | 4/4 | 100 |
Sue Snowball | yes | No | No | No | General Governor | 1/4 | 25 |
The Members of Ashperton Primary Academy
John Taylor March 2011
Geraint Jenkins September 2023
Phil Hagger March 2022
Jacqueline Dodds March 2024
Kate Ford - Term of Office ended March 2024
Ruth Nolan - Term of Office ended March 2024
Declarations of Interest, Pecuniary or Otherwise
Legislation requires all governors to declare any interest in the decisions made by the governing body, pecuniary (financial) or otherwise. We keep a record of annual declarations, as well as those that crop up at meetings, in the office. Governors who are also parents of pupils at the school, including any staff governors, declare this as an interest and all governors who work or are related to those that work at the school declare this.
Our Governors
Geraint Jenkins (Chair) can be contacted c/o Ashperton Primary Academy, Ashperton, HR8 2SE and an email for his attention can sent via The Clerks email address.
Statutory Financial Accounts
Executive pay over £100k
We have no executives on over 100k