Castle Primary School
'Adventure Together; Learn Forever'
Governors
CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL – GOVERNING BOARD AS AT 18/12/2025 | |||||||
Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term – 3 years | Committee(s) | Lead Governor Role(s) | Registered Interests |
Val Bishop | Co-opted | Governing Body | Chair of FGB | 15.12.2025-14.12.2028 | Pay | Staff Wellbeing, School Improvement, Curriculum KS1 | Parent of a child/children at school |
Mike Cooper | Parent | Governing Body – uncontested |
| 25.11.2025-24.11.2028 |
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| Parent of a child/children at school |
Emma Fell | Co-opted | Governing Body |
| 12.09.2024 – 11.09.2027 |
| Community / Parental Engagement, Early Years |
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Jeremy Hidderley | Parent | Governing Body - uncontested |
| 15.12.2025-14.12.2028 | HT Appraisal, Pay | Curriculum KS2, Finance, Deputy Safeguarding, Inclusion / SEND, Vulnerable Children | Parent of a child/children at school |
Jill Larcombe | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
| 07.12.2023- 06.12.2026 | HT Appraisal, Pay | Safeguarding, Inclusion / SEND, Vulnerable Children, Children In Care, GDPR | Devon Association of Governors |
Catherine McBride | Co-opted | Governing Body | Vice-Chair of FGB | 11.07.2024 – 10.07.2027 | HT Appraisal | Attendance & Behaviour, Pupil Premium |
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Tom Paddon | Staff–Head Teacher |
| Head Teacher | 01.09.2025 |
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| Staff Member, Director of TCLP |
Katy Plumley | Staff | Governing Body - uncontested |
| 07.12.2023-06.12.2026 |
| Health & Safety, Premises, Personnel / HR | Staff Member & Parent of a child/children at school |
Kylie Taylor | Parent | Governing Body – uncontested |
| 25.11.2025-24.11.2028 |
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| Parent of a child/children at school |
Vacancy | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
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Fiona Lowe | Clerk |
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| 01.09.2018 |
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| Employee of The Harbour Schools Partnership |
Details of those who have left within the last 12 months
Val Bishop | Parent |
| 17.03.2025-15.12.2025 |
Cathy Noble | Head Teacher |
| 01.09.2012 – 31.08.2025 |
Jamie Edmonds | Co-opted | Governing Body | 17.03.2024 – 23.07.2025 |
The Structure of the Governing Board
The Governing Board of Castle Primary School is made up of:
- 3 elected parent governors
- 2 Foundation governors (nominated by Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership)
- 1 Local Authority (LA) governor
- 2 staff governors (one of which is the Head Teacher)
- 3 co-opted governors
Other than the Head Teacher, each governor serves a three year term of office at a time. The Governing Board is assisted by a Clerk to the Governors, who is employed by Devon County Council. For information on who currently makes up the Governing Board, see ‘CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Governing Body’
Contact the Governing Board
To contact the Governing Board, please email the clerk, Fiona Lowe, at:
clerk@castletiverton.school
The role of Castle Primary School’s Governing Board is:
- to raise educational standards
- to set the Schools' policy framework
- to support the Head of School and staff in the management of the school
- to improve the school's financial effectiveness
- to represent the community in general in the running of the school
The Full Governing Board meets twice per term.