Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our local governing body is structured.

The Local Governing Body

The local governing body for Woodgate Primary Academy is a committee of the Board of Trustees of Sussex Learning Trust constituted of up to 12 Governors.

Click here for a link to the constitution, terms of office and declarations of interest of the Woodgate Primary Academy local governing body. 

Click here for a link to the Sussex Learning Trust website.

If you wish to contact the Chair of Governors, please contact Woodgate Primary Office on 01444 461329 or email clerk@woodgateprimary.school.

Chair of Governors
Martin Parnell - Trustee-appointed Governor

Vice-Chair of Governors

Jon Brydon - LGB-appointed Governor 

Sarah Neller - Head Teacher
Jenny Bird - Staff Governor

Dawn Cove - Parent Governor

Wendy Paul - LGB appointed Governor

Ben Buckstone - LGB appointed Governor

Dan Phillpott - Parent Governor

Clerk to the Governors
Alison Carrington

email: clerk@woodgateprimary.school 

Woodgate Primary Academy joined Sussex Learning Trust on 1 June 2023. The Local Governing Body for Woodgate Primary Academy was established under the Trust's Scheme of Delegation and ratified by the Board of Trustees on 7 June 2023. 

For further details of governance before Woodgate Primary Academy joined Sussex Learning Trust - please contact the clerk (clerk@woodgateprimary.school).