Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

The Governing Body of Bishop Ridley C of E Primary

The Governing Body is a committed group of people made up of parents, church nominees, appointees of the Local Authority and school staff. They are a diverse group who bring a variety of experience and skills to the running of our school.

The Governing Body is the employer of all staff working at the school and has ultimate responsibility for what happens in the school. Its role includes having to make important decisions about how the school is run. It meets at least once a term, Other committees are constituted from time to time as the necessity arises (e.g., Admissions, Head Teacher's Appointment, Exclusion Appeals).

List of Governors

Name	Category	Date of appointment	Term of office	Appointed by	Special Interests or Roles	Declared pecuniary or business interest
Mrs Debbie Haughton (Chair)	Foundation governor	04/10/2022	4 years	Rochester Diocesan Board of Education	Foundation curriculum Equality and Diversity, Pupil Premium and SEND	None
Mr Jeremy Brown	Foundation governor	09/03/2024	4 years	Rochester Diocesan Board of Education	Finance	None
Mrs Anna Gorin	Staff governor	25/05/2022	4 years	Staff election		None
Mr Stuart Keep	Head Teacher	01/09/2017	NA	Ex-officio		None
Mr Kingsley Moore (Vice Chair)	Parent governor	01/09/2023	4 years	Parent election	PE and Sports Premium	None
Revd Mark Koenig	Foundation governor	12/05/2020	NA	Ex-officio	RE and SIAMS	None
Mrs Louisa Colohan	Foundation governor	29/11/2023	4 years	Parochial Church Council of Bishop Ridley	Early Years Foundation Stage	None
Mrs Lisa Cooper	Parent governor	04/12/2024	4 years	Parent election	Curriculum
Mrs Geraldine Shackleton	Foundation governor	04/12/2024	4 years	Rochester Diocesan Board of Education	Safeguarding
Mrs Kim Charlwood	Foundation governor	21/01/2025	4 years	Parochial Church Council of Bishop Ridley	Health and Safety

Note:

Parent governors are elected by the parents and must have a child in the school at the time of appointment.
Staff governors are elected by school staff.
All governors have voting rights.
Foundation Governors are appointed by the Diocese of Rochester and the Parochial Church Council of Bishop Ridley

Former Governing Body Members (past 12 months)

Name	Category	Date of appointment	Date of departure	Appointed by	Declared pecuniary or business interest
Mr Ben Bridges	Parent governor	01/11/2020	31/10/2024	Parent election	None
Mrs Jean Jost	Foundation governor	01/11/2020	31/10/2024	Rochester Diocesan Board of Education	None

To find out more about the role of school governors please follow this link.

http://www.bexley.gov.uk

Updated 7 October 2025

Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section

The Governing Body of Bishop Ridley C of E Primary

List of Governors

Former Governing Body Members (past 12 months)

Instrument of Governance

Governor Attendance 2024-2025

Governor Attendance 2023-2024

Governor Attendance 2021-2022

Governor Attendance 2020-2021

Governor Attendance - 2019-20

Governor Attendance - 2017-18