Governors & Trustees

Grove Road Primary School is part of the Ridgeway Learning Partnership Multi-Academy Trust which is registered at Companies House with registration number 08056991 and its registered office is at Tring School, Mortimer Hill, Tring, HP23 5JD

Ridgeway Learning Partnership

Welcome from Julian Cacchioli

A warm welcome to Grove Road Primary School at the heart of the Tring community. The ethos of our school - “Growing and Achieving Together” – is delivered through the partnership of governors, teaching staff, parents and trustees.

Our shared ambition is to provide our children with the curiosity, confidence and resilience that will allow them to maximise their potential throughout their education journey and beyond.

As the governing body, our role is to provide strategic direction and support to the head teacher and her talented and dedicated team, at the same time as ensuring accountability and a mindset of ‘continuous improvement’. The governors all come from different backgrounds and bring a variety of experience, knowledge and perspectives, but what they all have in common is a passion for our community and a commitment to ensuring all of our children feel happy, supported and able to strive for accomplishment at Grove Road school.

Please take some time to learn more about your governing body and should you have any questions of comments, send them to governors@groveroad.herts.sch.uk

Local Governing Body

Chair:	Mr Julian Cacchioli
Vice Chair:	Mr Paul Lindars
Contact Details:	governors@groveroad.herts.sch.uk
The Local Governing Body consists of representatives from parents, staff and members of the local community.

Membership

Name	Category	Term	APPOINTED / ELECTED BY
Mrs Sharon Ball	CO-OPTED	07/11/23-06/11/27	GB Board
SB Declarations Confirmed 18/09/2024: Nothing to declare.
Dr Peter Brimble	CO-OPTED	09/12/21-08/12/25	GB Board
PB Declarations Confirmed19/09/2024: Nothing to declare.
Mr Julian Cacchioli (Chair)	CO-OPTED	09/02/25-08/02/29	GB Board
JC Declarations Confirmed 02/09/2024: Nothing to declare.
Dr Amanda Cole	PARENT	07/11/23-06/11/27	Parent Body
AC Declarations Confirmed 08/09/2024: Personal or close family relationship - Children attend the school (years 1 and 3), I have a child on the SEN register (with EHCP)
Mr Philip Corr	PARENT	02/11/21-01/11/25	Parent Body
PC Declarations Confirmed 21 October 2024: Nothing to declare.
Mr Amal Hirani	PARENT	02/10/23-01/10/27	Parent Body
AH Declarations Confirmed 19 September 2023: Nothing to declare.
Mr Paul Lindars	CO-OPTED	11/09/23-10/09/27	GB Board
PL Declarations Confirmed 20 October 2024: Employed at Dundale School, 18.75hrs per week. 01/04/23 to present. Spouse is a member of support staff at Grove Road Primary School and a School Family Worker for Tring Local Partnership Family Services.
Miss Alice Ludlow	STAFF	12/05/22-11/05/26	Staff
AL Declarations Confirmed 09/09/2024: Nothing to declare.
Mrs Mandy Lyons (SBM)	CO-OPTED	16/09/24-15/09/28	GB Board
ML Declarations Confirmed 09/09/2024: Son is a member of site staff at Grove Road Primary School.
Vacancy	CO-OPTED
Declarations:
Mrs Sharon Wilson (HT)	HT	01/09/12-	Ex-officio
SW Declarations Confirmed 09/09/2024: Headteacher - Worked on a consultancy basis for HfL as a Primary SEA (School Effectiveness Advisor) Sept 2013- July 2014. All fees paid to school budget. No private income generated. Interim Senior Executive for RLP (Accounting Officer) - Potential conflict of interest/ Gift declaration - From 1st November 2023 until possibly end of December 2023 I will be accepting the offer of living accommodation (rent free) whilst I am between homes. A member of staff at Grove Road is providing me with accommodation without charge (apart from utility bills). (arrangement ended 31/12/2023)
Leavers in the last 12 months (as at 23/09/2024)
None

Formal Complaints 2023/2024

Number of Stage 1 formal complaints in the last 12 months: 0

Number of Stage 2 formal complaints in the last 12 months: 0

Meeting Dates 2024/2025

Thu 19 Sep 2024

Thu 7 Nov 2024

Thu 13 Feb 2025 (virtual)

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Wed 25 Jun 2025

Attendance 2023/2024

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required

Governor	Governor Type	19 Sep 2023	01 Nov 2023	16 Jan 2024	18 Apr 2024	25 Jun 2024
Mrs Sharon Ball	Co-opted governor			Y	Y	N
Dr Peter Brimble	Co-opted governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mr Julian Cacchioli	Co-opted governor	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Dr Amanda Cole	Parent governor			Y	Y	Y
Mr Phillip Corr	Parent governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mr Amal Hirani	Co-opted governor	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Mr Paul Lindars	Co-opted governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Miss Alice Ludlow	Staff governor	Y	Y	Y	N	Y
Mrs Mandy Lyons	Co-opted governor	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mrs Tracey Middleton	Clerk	Y	Y	Y	Y
Miss Sophie O'Leary	Observer	N	Y
Miss Katie Reeve	Observer	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mrs Lorraine Slade	Other				Y
Mrs Sharon Wilson	Headteacher	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y