Governors

The Governing Body meet regularly to manage and oversee the work of the school. The list of Governors are as follows:

Name	Committee Structure	Register of Interest	Term of office ends
Mr Martin Roughley Executive Headteacher	Resources Committee Teaching & Learning Committee	Director of Mitcham Town Community Trust	-
Mr Ben Harris Chair of Governors and Safeguarding Governor Co-Opted Governor	Resources Committee Internationalism and Literacy	Trustee of Active Training & Education (ATE) and British Council Benevolent Fund	25/04/2027
Mrs Kura Dione-Warren Parent Governor	Teaching & Learning and Resources Committee	Director of Rare Recruitment Ltd	07/03/2028
Mrs Jane Dowek Clerk		Clerk to other schools in Merton and Wandsworth	-
Miss Lizzie Frost Staff Governor	Teaching & Learning Committee	None	06/10/2026
Mrs Karen Gentry School Business Manager	Resources Committee Clerk	Co-opted Governor at Cricket Green School Children members of staff	-
Mrs Harriet James-Coombes Parent Governor	Teaching and Learning Committee	TBA	01/12/2028
Mr Edward Krudy Co-Opted Governor	Resources Committee	None	04/12/2028
Ms Lauren Rowe	Resources Committee	TBA	04/12/2028
Mr John Seymour Co-Opted Governor	Resources Committee	None	23/01/2028
Mrs Liz Sherwood MGA Representative Co-Opted Governor	Resources Committee Health and Safety LAC	Partner is a Councillor in Merton and member of another GB	10/07/2028
Dr Hannah Tickle Co-Opted Governor	Teaching and Learning Committee	TBA	05/10/2027

Governing Body Overview

The governing body is a corporate and legal body with a general responsibility for the conduct of the school with a view to promoting Cranmer’s aims and vision to create 'a community of caring, collaborative, critical and creative thinkers’ by firstly providing a broad and balanced curriculum in a safe and healthy environment, secondly, by setting appropriate targets for pupil achievement, and finally by managing the school budget.

There are currently 10 governors along with Martin Roughley as Executive Headteacher with Jane Dowek and Karen Gentry serving as Clerks to the Governors. The governing body is made up of Staff Governors, Parent Governors, Local Authority Governors and Co-Opted Governors. The full governing body meets, at least, four times a year.

Within the governing body, each governor nominates himself/herself to serve on one smaller committee of which there are two: Resources, Teaching, and Learning Committee. Each committee meets once a term. Within each committee, there is a chair, and particularly, within the Teaching and Learning committee, governors will take on specific roles eg, be designated as the Numeracy or Literacy Governor, Computing or Inclusion Governor, or have some other area of singular focus.

Governor Attendance

Please click here to see Governors Attendance Record for 2024-2025.