In September 2025 our school joined Triumph Learning Trust. This marked an important change to our governance structure and the way the school is overseen and supported.
Our school continues to have a governing body known as the Local Accountability Board. The Local Accountability Board works on behalf of the trust to provide local oversight, support and challenge. Its role includes monitoring standards and outcomes, safeguarding, the wellbeing of pupils and staff and ensuring the school’s ethos and values are upheld.
Within Triumph Learning Trust there are three levels of governance which work together to ensure accountability and effectiveness.
Members
Members sit at the top of the governance structure and have a strategic and constitutional role. They agree the trust’s articles of association which define its charitable purpose and how it operates. Members appoint trustees and have the power to remove them if necessary. They also receive the trust’s annual accounts and report and hold the Board of Trustees to account for the overall performance and direction of the trust.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for the governance and strategic leadership of Triumph Learning Trust and all its schools, including our own. Trustees are volunteers who are appointed because of the skills and expertise they bring from a wide range of backgrounds, including education, finance, business and the public sector.
The Trust Board’s core responsibilities include:
• setting the strategic direction of the trust
• overseeing financial performance and ensuring that money is well spent
• holding executive leaders to account for educational outcomes, safeguarding and standards across the trust
While the Board of Trustees retains ultimate accountability, it delegates aspects of day-to-day oversight to each school through a clearly defined Scheme of Delegation.
Local Accountability Board
Each school within Triumph Learning Trust has its own Local Accountability Board. This is the trust’s approach to local governance and ensures that schools benefit from strong local knowledge and community involvement.
Our Local Accountability Board is made up of parents, carers and members of the local community. It works on behalf of the Trust Board to provide local oversight, support and constructive challenge to the Headteacher and senior leadership team.
The Chair of the Local Accountability Board is Mr Tom Reed. He can be contacted by letter or email via the school office.
Role of the Local Accountability Board
The Local Accountability Board focuses on key aspects of school life to ensure that pupils receive the best possible education in a safe, caring and well-led environment. Its core areas of focus include:
• standards and outcomes
• safeguarding and child protection
• curriculum, teaching and learning
• behaviour, attitudes and personal development
• pupil and staff wellbeing
• ensuring the school’s ethos and values are upheld
The key roles of the Local Accountability Board are to:
• offer proactive support and constructive challenge to the Headteacher
• advise the Board of Trustees on local issues affecting the school
• monitor the school’s performance and progress
• ensure safeguarding arrangements are effective
• represent the school within the local community and strengthen links with parents and carers
How the Local Accountability Board works
Local Accountability Board members meet regularly throughout the year with school leaders. In addition to formal meetings, members visit the school to develop a deeper understanding of teaching, learning and wider school life. These visits help ensure that board members are well informed and able to provide effective support and challenge.
Through this structure, Triumph Learning Trust combines strong strategic oversight with meaningful local involvement, ensuring our school is well supported, well governed and focused on providing the best possible education for every child.
You can find detailed information about our LAB in the following documents: