All governors attend academy committee meetings.
Remit: To ensure the best possible education outcomes are achieved by all students in the academy and to ensure full financial regulatory compliance and the most efficient use of all income and resources across the academy
| Role | |
| Chair of Academy Committee | Alastair Murray appointed from 01.09.25 to 31.08.26 |
| Vice Chair of Academy Committee | Fiona Simpson appointed from 01.09.25 to 31.08.26 |
| Executive Principal | Lucy Spacey |
| Principal for BLPA | Helen Cawkill |
| Principal for THPA | Sarah Kahler |
| Name | Type of governor | Appointed / Elected | Date of Appointment | Stepped Down (in last 12 months) | Term of Office |
| Alastair Murray | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 12/12/2022 | n/a | 4 years |
| Christina Wyles | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 27/06/2023 | n/a | 4 years |
| Dr Elizabeth Farrar | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 27/06/2023 | n/a | 4 years |
| Fiona Simpson | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 18/06/2023 | n/a | 4 years |
| Jane Gawthorpe | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 13/07/2022 | n/a | 4 years |
| Morag Malcolm | Elected Parent | Elected by Parents | 10/07/2024 | n/a | 4 years |
| Siobhan Willows | Elected Parent | Elected by Parents | 26/01/2023 | n/a | 4 years |
| Keeley Cleary | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 22/05/2024 | n/a | 4 years |
| Michael Wintle | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 22/05/2024 | n/a | 4 years |
| Andy Michael | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 20/05/2025 | n/a | 4 years |
| Sarah Garnett | Appointed Governor | Appointed by Committee | 21/02/2022 | 20/01/2025 | n/a |
| Full Name | Nature of Interest | Interest Began | Interest Ceased | Any other interests |
| Alastair Murray | George Mudford and Sons Ltd | 01.02.1989 | - | n/a |
| Christina Wyles | No external business interest declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dr Elizabeth Farrar | Bishop Grosseteste University | 01.09.2015 | - | n/a |
| Co-opted Governor at Queen Elizabeth’s High School | 01.02.2016 | 25.09.2024 | n/a | |
| Fiona Simpson | I D Spares & Service Ltd | 15.05.1997 | - | n/a |
| Treasurer for 7th Retford Scout Group | 01.01.2019 | - | n/a | |
| Jane Gawthorpe | No external business interest declared | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morag Malcolm | Self-employed Childminder | 20.09.2018 | - | n/a |
| Siobhan Willows | Staff at Outwood Grange Academy Trust | 05.09.2020 | - | Relative works within Diverse Academies Trust |
| Keeley Cleary | Nationwide Building Society | 01.12.2014 | - | n/a |
| Michael Wintle | Self employed Educational Consultant | 01.01.2012 | - | n/a |
| Andy Michael | Smoothwall | 01.02.2021 | - | n/a |
| Name | Nature of Interest | Date Interest Began | Date Interest Ceased | Any other interests |
| Helen Cawkill | No external business interest declared/ member of staff | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sarah Kahler | No external business interest declared/ member of staff | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lucy Spacey | No external business interest declared/ member of staff | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nicola Benson | No external business interest declared/ member of staff | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Meeting | Attendance Record Academic Year 2024/25 No. in year* | Attendance Record Academic Year 2024/25 No. attended* |
| Mrs C Wyles | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 6 |
| Mrs S Willows | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 4 |
| Mrs M Malcolm | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 3 |
| Mrs E Farrer | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 3 |
| Mr A Murray | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 5 |
| Mrs F Simpson | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 5 |
| Mrs J Gawthorpe | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 6 |
| Miss S Garnett | Academy committee meeting | 2 | 1 |
| Mrs K Cleary | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 3 |
| Mr M Wintle | Academy committee meeting | 6 | 4 |
| Mr A Michael | Academy committee meeting | 2 | 2 |
