Our Governing Body was reconstituted in September 2015 and currently consists of parent governors, an LA governor, staff governor, headteacher, foundation governors, and co-opted governors.

You can email the Governing Body at governors@codnor.derbyshire.sch.uk. Our Clerk to Governors will receive this, and then forward your email on to the appropriate governors or committees.

Financial Information

Our school is benchmarked against other schools of a similar size, free school meals, number of children and employees etc. Further information can be found at the schools financial benchmarking service.

We do not have any employees at our school who earn in excess of £100.0k. 

Governing Body

Chair of Governors
EYFS & Safeguarding Governor

Mrs Melissa Eggleston: Co-opted
Term of Office: 4 years to October 2028
Committees: Personnel & Finance and Performance Management
Relevant Business interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Vice Chair of Governors

Cllr Chris Emmas-Williams: Local Authority
Term of Office: 4 years to October 2028
Committees: Personnel & Finance and Performance Management
Relevant Business interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Co-opted Governors

Miss Rebecca Wilson: Co-opted
Term of Office: 4 years to August 2028
Committees: Pupil Premium
Relevant Business interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

SEN Governor

Mrs Michelle Steeples: Co-opted
Term of Office: 4 years to March 2027
Relevant Business interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Key Stage Two Governor

Mr Chris Howe: Associate
Committees: Pupil Premium, Performance Management, and Personnel & Finance
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Associate Governor

Miss Laura Marshall: Associate
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Headteacher

Mr James Blake: Headteacher
Term of Office: Start date September 2018
Committees: Personnel & Finance, Performance Management, and Premises
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Staff Governor

Mrs Rebecca Hibbitt: Staff Governor
Term of Office: Start date January 2020
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant Financial interests: None
Details of other educational establishments of which you are a governor: None
Relationships with members of staff, e.g. spouse, relatives: None

Clerk to Governors

Mrs Jackie Waller

At the most recent Full Governors meeting on 1/10/26, there were no declaration of business interests and no declaration of financial interests on any of the agenda items. The overall governor attendance was 80%.

Governor Resignations

SEN Governor 

Mrs Louise Cross: Co-opted 
Term of Office: 4 years to October 2025

Foundation Governor

Rev Christopher Holden: Foundation
Term of Office: 4 years to November 2028

Chair of Governors

Mrs Katie Bell: Foundation
Term of Office: 4 years to February 2027