Governing Body
Governing Body 2026/2027
| Name | Category of Governor | Date Appointed | Term of Office Expires |
| Richard Green (Chair) | Co-Opted | 01/09/2022 | 31/08/2026 |
| Georgina Keily-Theobald | Headteacher – Ex Officio | N/A | |
| Pauline Cooke (Vice Chair) | Co-opted | 17/09/2025 | 16/09/2029 |
| Sarah Collyer (Vice Chair) | Co-opted | 06/12/2025 | 05/12/2029 |
| Gina Jones | Staff | 11/10/2022 | 10/10/2026 |
| Sarah Gray | Co-Opted | 07/02/2025 | 06/02/2029 |
| Rachel Philips-Morgan | Co-Opted | 07/02/2025 | 06/02/2029 |
| Ben Mant | Co-Opted | 27/01/2026 | 26/01/2030 |
| Sarah Cornish | Parent | 04/09/2026 | 03/09/2030 |
ContactClerk to the Governors: Danny Holland (dannyholland@downland.wilts.sch.uk) Chair of Governors: Richard Green c/o Downland School |
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Governing Body Business & Pecuniary Interests - 2026/2027
| Name | Governor at another Educational Establishment | Business Interest | Pecuniary Interest | Other Conflict |
| Richard Green | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Georgina Keily-Theobald | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Pauline Cooke | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Sarah Collyer | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Gina Jones | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Sarah Gray | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Rachel Philips-Morgan | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Ben Mant | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| Sarah Cornish | No | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Full Governing Body - Attendance 2026/2027
| Name |
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Term 4
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Term 5
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Term 6 |
| Georgina Keily-Theobald | No Mtg | |||||
| Pauline Cooke | No Mtg | |||||
| Sarah Collyer | No Mtg | |||||
| Richard Green | No Mtg | |||||
| Gina Jones | No Mtg | |||||
| Sarah Gray | No Mtg | |||||
| Rachel Philips-Morgan | No Mtg | |||||
| Ben Mant | No Mtg | |||||
| Sarah Cornish | No Mtg |
Key: ⁄ = In attendance, A = Apologies Received, P = Part Attendance, Ab = Absent, N/A = Not Appointed
Governors who have left during 2026/2027
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Full Governing Body - Attendance 2025/2026
| Name | Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 |
| Georgina Keily-Theobald | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Pauline Cooke | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Sarah Collyer | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Richard Green | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Gina Jones | / | Ap | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Andy Jefford | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Rob Edwards | / | / | Ap | No Mtg | Ab | N/A |
| Harriet Jenkins | Ap | / | Ap | No Mtg | / | / |
| Sarah Gray | Ap | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Danielle Lilley | Ap | / | Ab | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Rachel Philips-Morgan | / | / | / | No Mtg | / | / |
| Ben Mant | N/A | N/A | / | No Mtg | / | / |
Key: ⁄ = In attendance, A = Apologies Received, P = Part Attendance, Ab = Absent
Governors who have left during 2025/2026
| Name | Category of Governor | Appointment Ended |
| Danielle Lilley | Co-Opted |
30/03/26 |
| Rob Edwards | Co-Opted |
18/06/26 |
| Andy Jefford | Co-Opted |
31/08/26 |
| Harriet Jenkins | Co-Opted |
31/08/26 |
Link Governors 2026/2027
| Governor | Area of Responsibility |
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Sarah Gray |
SEN |
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Richard Green |
Pupil Premium Grant Health & Safety |
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Rachel Phillips-Morgan |
Whistle Blowing |
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Richard Green |
Pupil Premium |
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Ben Mant |
Math's & Numeracy |
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Sarah Collyer |
English & Literacy |
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Rachel Phillips-Morgan |
Staff Wellbeing Whistleblowing |
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Pauline Cooke |
Attendance PHSEE |
Financial Information
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS EXCEEDING £100,000 In accordance with financial reporting regulations, we must publish on our website in a separate readily accessible form the number of employees whose benefits exceeded £100k, for the previous year ended 31 August. Benefits for this purpose include salary, employers’ pension contributions, other taxable benefits and termination payments. This description relates to one current employee.