A Governing Body is a group of volunteers elected by parents and staff at the school and also nominated by the Bury Local Authority. Working closely with the Headteacher, the Body has the responsibility for raising school standards through key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring & evaluating school performance.
St John with St Mark C of E Primary School has 11 Governors who meet formally six times throughout the year. The Governing Body includes three Foundation Governors, two parent Governors, three Co-opted Governors, one Staff Governor, one Local Authority Governor and the Head Teacher as ex-officio.
Current Governing Body Members 2025 - 2026
Chair Mr John Westwell , Co-opted Governor
c/o St John with St Mark C of E Primary School, Athlone Avenue, Bury, BL9 5EE.
Vice Chair Mrs Victoria Cook, Foundation Governor - Bury Governors' Association Representative
Headteacher Mr Steven Ollis
Local Authority Governor Mr Ciaron Boles - SEN responsibility
Staff Governor Mr George Taylor
Parent Governors
Mr Syed Asim Jaffery
Miss Danielle McCourt
Co-opted Governors
Mr John Westwell - Curriculum responsibility
Mr Graeme Lambert - Finance and Health & Safety responsibility - Bury Governors' Association Representative
Reverend Harvie Nicol - RE responsibility
Foundation Governors
Mrs Victoria Cook - Attendance & Pupil Premium responsibility
Mr Alan Thew
Attendance at meetings of the Governing Body 2025
|
Governor |
Governor Type |
Date of appointment |
05 Feb 2025 |
20 Mar 2025 |
22 May 2025 |
17 Jul 2025 |
09 Sept 2025 |
11 Nov 2025 |
16 Dec 2025 |
|
Mr Ciaron Boles |
Local Authority Governor, appointed by LA |
05.01.2022 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
|
Mrs Victoria Cook |
Foundation governor, appointed by GB/Board |
03.10.2024 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mrs Adriana dos Santos |
Parent Governor (Ex), appointed by parents |
01.09.2021 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Mrs Debbie Foden |
Staff Governor (Ex), appointed by staff |
01.06.2021 (4 years) |
N/A |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
|
Mr Muhammad Safwan Ilyas |
Parent Governor (Ex), appointed by parents |
01.09.2021 (4 years) |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
Yes |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Mr Graeme Lambert |
Co-opted governor, appointed by GB/Board |
27.05.2022 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Rev Harvie Nicol |
Co-opted governor, ex officio |
13.06.2024 (4 years) |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
Apologies sent |
|
Mr Steven Ollis |
Headteacher, ex officio |
03.10.2024 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mr George Taylor |
Staff Governor, appointed by staff |
06.01.2025 (4 years) |
Yes |
Yes |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
Yes |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
|
Mr John Westwell |
Co-opted governor, appointed by GB/Board |
03/10/2025 (1 year) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mr Sayed Jaffery |
Parent Governor, appointed by parents |
01.09.2025 (4 years) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
Apologies sent |
|
Ms Danielle McCourt |
Parent Governor, appointed by parents |
01.09.2025 (4 years) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Apologies sent |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Mr Alan Thew |
Foundation Governor, Appointed by GB/Board |
16.12.2025 (4 years) |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |