Our Governing Body is made up of valued volunteers, all of which bring their experience and knowledge to help support and develop our school community. They are here to provide support and where necessary challenge to the school ensuring that Barons Court  -  the pupils, staff and wider community, achieve their full potential.

Key Documents

• Governor Attendance Information
• Declaration of Interests Register

Former Governors (Departures in the last 12 months)

Mr James Hargreaves resigned his position on the Governing Body in July 2024.

Mr Alex Thornton resigned his position on the Governing Body in November 2024.

Governors Information Board

Feedback from the Full Governing Body Meeting – 12th March 2025

This was a very busy, well attended meeting. Darren Woollard from the Trust joined our discussions and provided an update on Trust news. Here is a summary of some of the main items discussed:

• Governors heard that, in the summer term, the Trust Leadership Group will be carrying out Trust Reviews across all schools.  These will be assessed using the draft, new Ofsted Framework and will mirror aspects of an Ofsted inspection. The aim is to test the accuracy of leaders’ self-evaluation; build familiarity with the Ofsted framework; support schools through the experience and help inform Trust leaders of any trends across the schools and identify any specific areas for development. 
• Mrs Jones presented the Leadership Report which gave the Governors a summary of the effectiveness of the quality of education within the school. Mrs Jones outlined how the school is working to support school development goals linked to improving pedagogy eg a teacher toolkit has been devised with strategies to help secure and maintain attention. Feedback has been very positive from teachers and pupils alike.

To help explain the school’s approach to personal development, pupils devised and presented a lively workshop for Governors in the school hall. They demonstrated the wide variety of activities and initiatives that they undertake, and how these activities develop their confidence and the values underpinning their motivation. The Governors even took part in a pupil-led keep-fitness session!

Governors each outlined the results of their Portfolio Research which included looking at the impact of the new coaching conversations for teachers; researching the new SEND Administrator’s role; following various lines of enquiry including speaking to Year 6 regarding knife crime and county lines (pupils could articulate their learning well); investigating the procedures used to deter the use of prejudicial language and their impact on behaviour; and how to encourage more parents to attend school workshops.

The governors would like to thank all parents and carers for their support for the school and, as always, all staff for their unswerving commitment to ensuring they provide the best possible opportunities for all pupils to thrive at Barons Court.

  Mrs Debbie Docherty - Chair of Governors

Feedback from the Full Governing Body Meeting – 20th November 2024

The Full Governing Body met for the last time this year on Wednesday, 20th November. All governors were present, and Darren Woollard, Deputy CEO of the Learning in Harmony Trust joined our meeting. We were also very pleased to welcome Mrs Coubrough who has recently joined us as a new Staff Governor. Mrs Jones presented the Autumn Term Leadership Report which looked at outcomes data across the whole school. The Senior Leaders discussed elements of the School Development Plan, focusing on what practice had had a positive impact last year, and what we are doing to build on this now. It was clear that our KS2 results are significantly higher than the national average across all areas which is very pleasing news. Our school improvement priority for this academic year is to continue to develop the expert teaching at Barons Court, ensuring a shared understanding of our teaching and assessment strategies. The Governors with responsibilities for Safeguarding, Inclusion and Community outlined the results of their portfolio research which aims to support and challenge the leadership team on emerging priorities for 2024/25. They enjoyed meeting with a wide variety of stakeholders as part of this exercise and, in particular, they were reassured to see that the Safeguarding systems and practice are effective. It was pleasing that recommendations from their previous visit, Eg Creation of an external visits help-pack, have been taken up and this has greatly improved the experience of parent volunteers. All governors then took part in a focus group discussion around parental engagement and how this can impact positively on the pupils’ experience. The governors would like to thank everyone involved with Barons Court for their continued hard work and support for the school, of which we are all justifiably, very proud.

We would like to wish everyone Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year.

                                                                 Mrs Debbie Docherty - Chair of Governors

Feedback from Barons Court Primary School’s Local Governing Body Meeting - 25th September 2024

The new academic year is already well under way. Indeed, we have reached  half term! We had full attendance at our first meeting of our Local Governing Body, and we were joined by Darren Woollard, Deputy CEO of the Learning in Harmony Trust. This meeting was primarily concerned with governance and administrative matters. I am very pleased that we have a strong team of Governors to monitor school activities and, importantly, to provide support to the Head. I have been confirmed in my role as Chair of Governors, supported by Paul Shadbolt, who is our newly elected Vice Chair.  Governors received an update on Trust-wide matters and noted that Quality of Education is the key focus across the Trust this year. Governors have agreed to continue with their portfolio research roles to help deepen their understanding and monitoring of the school. School Leaders reflected on the impact of the first year of the two-year School Improvement Plan. This is part of the process whereby emerging priorities for 24/25 are identified. Representatives from the Pupil Leadership Team provided Governors with an update on their school improvement projects for this year. A range of exciting ideas have been put forward including an Animal Day, a Football Fun Day and a Fitness Day.

The Headteacher also outlined that Monday assemblies will focus on a particular good news story to set a positive tone for the beginning of each week. Also, a big thank you is due to our parents and carers for all your support for the school and I look forward to meeting people at events over the coming year.

                                                                Mrs Debbie Docherty - Chair of Governors