Our Board of Governors

 St Mary’s Church of England Primary School is an academy run by the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Multi Academy Trust (MAT). The Directors of the MAT have delegated responsibility for running the academy to the Local Governing Body, as set out in the Scheme of Delegation dated 1 February 2016. Details of the MAT governance can be found here. The funding agreement with the MAT can be found here.

The Local Governing Body comprises:

• 8 general members appointed by the MAT Directors, of whom one is normally the Rector of St Mary’s church;
• Up to 2 staff members who are employed by the school, usually elected by school staff and appointed by the MAT Directors;
• 2 parent members, elected by parents of registered pupils at the school;
• The Headteacher;
• Up to 2 members co-opted by the MAT Directors.

With the exception of the Headteacher and the Rector, members are appointed for 4 years, and people who are co-opted serve for 1 year at a time. 

  Our Governing Body

Recently retired governors:

For information about the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich MAT trustees click here