Governance

Welcome to Mrs Ethelston’s CE Primary Academy. Our current School has served the Parish of Uplyme since 1873 and nowadays we welcome children from many surrounding villages too. The school was built by the Reverend Charles Ethelston in memory of his wife, Anne Ethelston, and is not named after the Headteacher as some visitors think! The school has grown considerably since then, but still retains the feel of a small village school sitting snugly next to the beautiful Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the heart of the village. The church is used frequently by the pupils for Worships and other events, and this helps to keep the close links between the two very much alive.

Whilst the school operates under the umbrella of First Federation Trust and its Board of Directors, we retain our own Academy Committee and through this we work hard to preserve the individual character of our school.

Within the framework of our Terms of Reference and the Trust Board Scheme of Delegation, local governors work as a team with children, parents, staff and the community to ensure the best outcomes for pupils. We are constantly striving to improve our own skills to strengthen the leadership of the school in order to fulfil these aims and obligations.

The focus of the local governors has always been the well-being of our children. We want them to be the best they can be; happy, safe and healthy within a caring, positive and Christian environment which nurtures and celebrates their talents and provides the highest possible standards of education. 

Correspondence for the local governors should be sent to the Clerk to Governors, Veronica Dower at the school address. 

For further details of the First Federation Trust Board of Directors and the governance structure, including the scheme of delegation, please click on the link below:

First Federation Board of Directors

For information about the role and composition of the local Hub Boards:

Hub Boards

For information about the role of parent council members and who they are. Our school parent governors are Paul Williamson and Hannah Betchley. 

Parent council members