Thorns Primary Governing Board are a group of 9 people made up of School staff, parents and others with a keen passion to ensure that the children of Thorns Primary receive the best education possible. Governors have 3 main roles.  

As a Governing Board, we have a range of expertise to ensure that these 3 functions are fulfilled. We meet regularly throughout the academic year as a Governing Board in order to carry out these functions.   We meet as a Governing Board twice each term when we all discuss, question and challenge the leadership of the School. We do not have Committees as such but conduct our work during our two full Governing Body meetings. We do have Committees for Pay, Pay Appeals, Pupil Disciplinary, Staff Disciplinary and Appeals but these Committees only meet when required to do so.   We also attend Governor Days/Mornings which are held regularly throughout the academic year. This is when we visit School to carry out first-hand monitoring. We have the chance to talk to the children and to experience life at Thorns Primary for ourselves. We also visit School at other times.

Governors who have served in the last 12 months

Name Category and date resigned

Mrs M Carter Co-opted Governor 31.12.2018

Miss K Round Parent Governor 18.02.2019

Mrs L Handley Co-opted Governor 11.05.2019

Mrs J Price Local Authority Governor 21.06.2019

Miss R Moncrieffe-Simpson

Miss E Homer 31.07.2020

Register of Governors' Business Interests 2020/2021

Mrs R Dalgleish Manager of Private Pre-School rented from Thorns Primary.

Mrs J Snow Governor (LAB member appointed by Winsor Acadamy Trust) The Kingswinford Acadamy April 2019 and Local Authority Governor Wrens Nest Primary School November 2020

Please note: As of the Summer term 2019, the Strategic and Resources Committees will no longer meet. We will meet as a full Governing Board twice each term.