We are proud to be part of Beacon Education. An exciting collaboration of 6 schools in West Somerset. Please see the Trust website for more information about the Trust and links to the other 5 schools in it.
In 2022 we formed a Parent Community Group (this was discontinued in July 2024) and an Academic Improvement Board responsible for monitoring standards (replacing the Local Governing Body).
In September 2025 we formed a Local Governing Body.
Our Link Trustee is: Mrs Jill Ewen.
Email contact: jewen171@trustee.beaconedu.uk
Clerk to the board of trustee's: Mr Dan O'Keefe
Email contact:
Clerk to governors : Sam Date and Helen Hatfield
Information on governance can be found at;
https://beaconedu.uk/about/governance/
Local Governing Board:
Helen Hatfield / Sam Dare - Clerks
Gemma Chapman - Head
Jill Ewen - Trustee appointed
Revd Michelle Butcher (community)
Ruth Bulpin (parent)
Vincent Ninn (parent) - resigned 27/2/26
Trudy Danby - Interim CEO - invited
| AIB Meetings 2024-25 | 6/11/24 | 4/2/25 | 21/5/25 | |
| Trudy Danby | y | y | y | |
| Mark Blackman | y | a | y | |
| Gemma Chapman | y | y | y | |
| Jill Ewen | y | y | y | |
| Michelle Butcher | y | a | y | |
| Kayleigh Jury | a | a | n/a |
| LGB meetings 2025-2026 | 28/11/25 | 10/2/26 | ||||
| J Ewen | Y | Y | ||||
| M Butcher | Y | Y | ||||
| R Bulpin | Y | Y | ||||
| V Ninn | y | a | ||||
| G Chapman | Y | Y | ||||
| T Danby - CEO | Y | Y |
Minutes of meetings held by the LGB can be requested in the school office.