About our school
The Governing Body has a general responsibility for the effective management of the school, acting within the framework set by national legislation and by the policies of the academy.
Parent Governors are elected by parents of pupils registered at the school
Staff Governors are elected by staff at the school
Minutes of Local Governing Body meetings are available from the school on request. Please contact the Company Secretary at companysecretary@yeat.co.uk
Chair of Governors: Mrs Sonya Easthope (seasthope.ol@yeat.co.uk)
Vice-chair of Governors: Mrs Hannah Warburton
Clerk to Governors: E Asquith (clerk@yeat.co.uk)
Safeguarding: Mrs Hannah Warburton and Mrs Anna Harrison
Finance Committee: Mrs Sonya Easthope and Mrs Kate Smith
Standards Working Party: Mrs Sonya Easthope, Mrs Lynn Foster and Mrs Anna Harrison
SEND: Mrs Hannah Warburton
Pupil Premium: Mrs Sonya Easthope and Mr Alex Nightingale
Curriculum: Mrs Lynn Foster
Staff wellbeing: Mrs Kate Smith and Mrs Lucy Harrison
|
Name |
Designation |
Term of office start date |
Term of office end date |
|
|
Sonya |
Easthope |
Co-opted by LGB |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
Lynn |
Foster |
Elected by parents (Lealholm) |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
Hannah |
Harland |
Co-opted by LGB |
8th October 2024 |
Resigned 1st September 2025 |
|
Anna |
Harrison |
Co-opted by LGB |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
Lucy |
Harrison |
Elected by staff (Oakridge) |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
Alex |
Nightingale |
Elected by staff (Lealholm) |
8th October 2024 |
Resigned 31st August 2025 |
|
Ben |
Russell |
ex-officio Headteacher |
8th October 2024 |
|
|
Kate |
Smith |
Co-opted by LGB |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
Hannah |
Warburton |
Elected by parents (Oakridge) |
8th October 2024 |
8th October 2028 |
|
David |
WIlmot |
Co-opted by LGB |
8th October 2024 |
Resigned 11th February 2025 |
|
Beth |
Clay |
ex-officio Acting Headteacher |
5th December 2024 |
| Name |
08/10/2024
|
28.01.2025
|
06.05.2025
|
Attended
|
Notes
|
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|
Ben Russell
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Sonya Easthope
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
2
|
|||
|
David Wilmot
|
N
|
N
|
N/A
|
0
|
resigned 11.02.2025
|
||
|
Anna Harrison
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Kate Smith
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Lynn Foster
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Hannah Warburton
|
Y
|
N
|
Y
|
2
|
|||
|
Hannah Harland
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
2
|
Resigned 1.9.2025 | ||
|
Alex Nightingale
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Lucy Harrison
|
N
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
|||
|
Beth Clay
|
N/A
|
Y
|
Y
|
2
|
|||
|
Name |
8.10.2024 |
28.1.2025 |
6.5.24 |
Attended |
|
|
|
Sonya |
Easthope |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Lynn |
Foster |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Hannah |
Harland |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Anna |
Harrison |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Lucy |
Harrison |
X |
✓ |
1 of 2 |
||
|
Alex |
Nightingale |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Ben |
Russell |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Kate |
Smith |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
||
|
Hannah |
Warburton |
✓ |
X |
1 of 2 |
||
|
David |
Wilmot |
X |
X |
0 of 1 |
Resigned 11th February 2025 |
|
Name |
8.10.2024 |
28.1.2025 |
6.5.24 |
Attended |
|
|
Sonya |
Easthope |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Lynn |
Foster |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Hannah |
Harland |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Anna |
Harrison |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Lucy |
Harrison |
X |
0 of 1 |
||
|
Alex |
Nightingale |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Ben |
Russell |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Kate |
Smith |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Hannah |
Warburton |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
David |
Willmot |
X |
Resigned |
0 of 1 |
Nb. Prior to September 2024, Lealholm was part of a federated board with Castleton and Glaisdale Primary Schools.
|
Name |
10.10.23 |
23.01.2024 |
18.06.2024 |
Attended |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Hollingworth |
✓ |
X |
✓ |
2 of 3 |
|
|
Joy Sinclair |
X |
N/A - associate governor |
N/A - associate governor |
0 of 1 |
Resigned as co-opted governor 31/12/23Associate governor from 23/01/24-31/08/24 |
|
Christina Zanelli |
✓ |
X |
✓ |
2 of 3 |
|
|
Matthew Sellers |
✓ |
Resigned |
Resigned |
1 of 1 |
Resigned 31/12/23 |
|
Kate Smith |
✓ |
✓ |
X |
2 of 3 |
|
|
Joanne Kevan |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
|
Oliver Cooper |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
|
Joe Culley |
x |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 3 |
|
|
Lynn Foster |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
|
Anna Harrison |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
|
William Whitehead |
N/A |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
|
|
Tina Ollerenshaw |
N/A |
X |
Resigned |
0 of 1 |
Resigned 31-03-24 |
|
Kristi Jasper (née Lobianco) |
N/A |
✓ |
X |
2 of 2 |
|
|
Alex Nightingale |
N/A |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 2 |
|
|
Andrew Wood |
N/A |
N/A |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
|
Finance Committee
|
19.11.2024
|
11.03.2025
|
19/06/2025
|
Attend
|
Notes
|
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|
Sonya Easthope
|
Y
|
Y
|
N
|
2
|
|||
|
Ben Russell
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Hannah Harland
|
Y
|
Y
|
Y
|
3
|
|||
|
Hannah Warburton
|
N
|
N
|
N
|
0
|
|||
|
Beth Clay
|
N/A
|
Y
|
N/A
|
1
|
|||
|
Kate Smith
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Y
|
1
|
|||
|
Name |
19/11.24 |
11.3.25 |
17.6.25 |
Attended |
|
Sonya Easthope |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Hannah Harland |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
Ben Russell |
✓ |
1 of 1 |
||
|
David Willmot |
X |
Resigned |
0 of 1 |
Nb. Prior to September 2024, Lealholm was part of a federated board with Castleton and Glaisdale Primary Schools.
|
Name |
13.11.23 |
04.03.24 |
03.06.24 |
Attended |
|
|
Joanne |
Kevan |
X |
✓ |
✓ |
2 of 3 |
|
Mark |
Hollingworth |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
Oliver |
Cooper |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
Christina |
Zanelli |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
Joy |
Sinclair |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Joe |
Culley |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
3 of 3 |
|
Name |
Business Interests |
Personal Interests |
Interests in other educational establishments |
|
|
Sonya |
Easthope |
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|
Lynn |
Foster |
Related to staff member at Castleton. |
Teacher at East Whitby School, Whitby. |
|
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Hannah |
Harland |
|||
|
Anna |
Harrison |
Related to JJ Harrison Landscape Gardeners |
Teacher at Caedmon College, Whitby |
|
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Lucy |
Harrison |
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Alex |
Nightingale |
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|
Ben |
Russell |
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|
Kate |
Smith |
DC Smith and Sons Partner |
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Hannah |
Warburton |
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|
David |
Willmot |
Trustee - Ashover Light Railway - Heritage |
Resigned |
Resigned |
Nb. Prior to September 2024, Lealholm was part of a federated board with Castleton and Glaisdale Primary Schools.
|
Name |
Business Interests |
Personal Interests |
Interests in other educational establishments |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mrs J Kevan |
Castleton Village Hall [Vice Chair to the committee] Castleton Cricket Club [Secretary to the committee] |
Related to peripatetic music teacher who works in Castleton, Glaisdale and Lealholm Schools. [No involvement in decision making relating to this appointment]. |
|
|
Mrs C Zanelli |
None |
Co-Chair of Governors at Caedmon College CEO of Yorkshire Endeavour Academy Trust |
|
|
Mr O Cooper |
None |
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Mr M Hollingworth |
Glaisdale Cricket Club [Chair] Robinson Institute (village hall) [Trustee] Moorsweb [Committee member] Post Gate Farm Holiday Cottages (owner) Derwent Valley Junior Cricket Club (Chair) |
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|
Mrs J Sinclair |
Governor of Grangetown Primary School. Trustee and Vice Chair of Trustees at Steel River Academy Trust. |
||
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Mr J Culley |
None |
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Mrs K Smith |
DC Smith and Sons Partner |
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Mrs L Foster |
Related to staff member at Castleton School |
Teacher at East Whitby School, Whitby. |
|
|
Mrs A Harrison |
None |
Teacher at Caedmon College, Whitby |
|
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Mrs K Lobianco (Jasper) |
None |
||
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Mr A Nightingale |
None |
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Mr W Whitehead |
Whitehead Alloys |
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Mrs T Ollerenshaw |
|||
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Mr A Wood |
Governor at Airy Hill School |
Lealholm Primary School
Lealholm
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