Meet the Governors

Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured.

The Chair of Governors can be contacted by either email at churry@gatcombepark.portsmouth.sch.uk

or by post at:-

Chair of Governors

Gatcombe Park Primary School

St Barbara Way

Hilsea

Portsmouth

PO2 0UR

The Clerk of Governors can be contacted by email at smackay@gatcombepark.portsmouth.sch.uk

GOVERNOR NAME	TYPE	TERM OF OFFICE	RESPONSIBILITIES	DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
Ian Baker	Headteacher	N/A	Headteacher	Partner is employed at the school and is performance managed by deputy head to avoid possible conflict of interest
Christine Hurry	Parent Governor & Chair of Governors	10/12/2019-09/12/2023	SEN Chair of Governors	Nil
Debs Ogles	Staff	07/03/2020-06/03/2024	Staff Governor	Nil
Emma Watts-Hounsell	Co-Opted	24/01/2023-23/01/2027	Finance Governor	Thinking Schools Academy Trust-Deputy Head of Governance & Compliance
Tinu Okubadejo	Co-Opted	26/09/2023- 25/09/2027		Governor at Ark Primary, Portsmouth
James Anderson	Co-Opted	06/07/2023-05/07/2027	Data and Assessment Governor	Work at another school within the trust that belongs to the same partnership.
Victoria Hunt	Parent Governor	10/05/2022-09/05/2026	Pupil Premium & Sports Premium	Chair of the Friends Group-This is separate from the school but they raise funds for the school
Suzannah Mackay	Clerk	N/A		Chair of Governors - Lytchett Matravers Primary School. Clerk to the Governors - Livingstone Primary Federation, Glenfield Infant School, Sholing Infant School, Upton Infant School. The Trust have confirmed there is no conflict of interest for these roles. .

Gatcombe ParkPrimary School