Bridgnorth Endowed School is guided by a Board of Trustees, which determines the policies that govern the management of the school.
The team is made up of teaching and non-teaching staff, parents and members of the community that provide a wealth of experience and expertise across a range of areas.
To get in touch with the Board of Trustees, please contact the School Office on 01746 762103 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Further information on individual members and operational matters can be found below.
Board of Trustees
Chair of Trustees
- Mark Freathy
Trustees
- Andrew Leather
- Angela Molinari
- Anne Bamford
- John Follette
- Lee Butler
- Liam Cox
- Mark Gibbons
- Tamsin Preece
- Barry Worth
Members
- Keith Bowley
- Mark Freathy
- Sharon Ritchie-Simmons
Accounting Officer
- Barry Worth
Chief Finance Officer
- Susan Underhill
Committees
- Performance & Standards Committee
- Resources Committee
- Community & Communications Committee
Link Trustees
- English* – Mrs Anne Bamford
- Science* – Dr Liam Cox
- Pupil Premium / SEND* – Mrs Anne Bamford
- Mathematics* – TBC
- Safeguarding & Child Protection – TBC
- Health & Safety – TBC
Meetings of the Full Trustee Body in 2020/21
- Wednesday 23rd September, 2020
- Wednesday 25th November, 2020
- Wednesday 27th January, 2021
- Wednesday 17th March, 2021
- Wednesday 28th April, 2021
- Wednesday 16th June, 2021
Board Roles and Responsibilities
As a single academy, Bridgnorth Endowed School is required to have a Board of Trustees.
Legally, Bridgnorth Endowed School Academy Trust is the employer of staff, the admissions authority, and the lessee of the land and buildings of the school. It holds an annual general meeting and agrees an annual report.
The Trust Board has full delegated powers and its responsibilities include, admissions and appeals, finance and accounting, human resources and estate management.
Much of the detailed business is conducted through a committee structure that is focused on these responsibilities.
Link trustees visit their ‘link’ areas to observe policies and plans being implemented on a day-to-day basis, then feedback to the relevant committees for strategy development.
Trustee Pen Portraits
| Mr Mark Freathy | ||
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Role(s) • Member and Trustee Committee(s) |
I have six years previous experience as a governor of a local primary school, including five as chair of governors, and became a parent governor at Bridgnorth Endowed School in 2010. I am one of the initial members of the BES Academy Trust and was elected chair of trustees in 2014. At the request of the local authority in 2017, I became a governor at a primary school in Telford that was experiencing difficulties and have supported the new chair of governors. I have 35 years of experience in human resources, have held senior roles in three local authorities, and have spent most of that time working in education departments. I currently work as a senior member of support staff in a secondary school. | |
| Mrs Anne Bamford | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
Having moved to Shropshire in 2006, I became a community governor at Bridgnorth Endowed School in 2007. I was elected vice-chair of governors and subsequently chair of governors in 2009. I was one of the initial members of the BES Academy Trust and I am currently vice-chair of governors. I have had 40 years' experience in primary education as a teacher, a headteacher of two widely different schools, and an education officer responsible for the allocation of SEND resources across a large authority. I am currently retired but remain intensely interested in all aspects of education. | |
| Mr Keith Bowley | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
I have been a governor at Bridgnorth Endowed School since about 1995, initially as a local authority governor, then as a foundation governor. I have also been a member since the school became an academy trust and will continue in that role after my term as governor. Both my daughters attended the school in the late 90s. In 2017/18, I was also a director of a MAT, which gave me valuable insight into the world of MATs. I was a senior manager of a life assurance company until 1989, then became a systems and management consultant, which I continue on a part-time basis today. I am also a director of a local car sales and servicing business, run by my son-in-law. I am a trustee of several local Christian charities and have over 25 years' experience of charity management and accounting, in addition to my experience of business management and accounting. | |
| Dr Liam Cox | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
I have 25 years' experience in higher education, first as a PhD student at Cambridge, a research fellow at ETH-Zürich and, since 1999, as an academic at the University of Birmingham, where I am currently a reader in biological organic chemistry and deputy head of the School of Chemistry. For the past 15 years, I have also worked with the Society of Chemical Industry, whose aim is to facilitate knowledge exchange and provide networking and learning opportunities for individuals working across the chemical sciences. I have been a community governor of Bridgnorth Endowed School since 2016, where I am link governor for science, as well as a member of the school's Performance and Standards Committee. | |
| Mrs Sharon Ritchie-Simmonds | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
Experienced governor of a local primary school, including a spell as chair of governors. | |
| Mr John Follette | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
I first became a community governor at Bridgnorth Endowed School in early 2019 and now chair the Resources Committee. I'm a qualified AAT accountant and have worked in Local Government finance for over 31 years, covering children and adult social care services together with aspects of education. I spent four years as financial manager at Wolverhampton Civic Hall. I was honorary treasurer at Bridgnorth Rugby Club for over five years, I played for the club and I'm also a qualified mini and junior coach. I attended Bridgnorth Endowed School, and my daughter and son also attended the school. I was educated in Bridgnorth from primary school up to adult education at the former Bridgnorth College of Further Education. Being local to Bridgnorth, I recognise the importance the school has in the local community as I often interact with ex-pupils or parents of current pupils and get this feedback. | |
| Mr Lee Butler | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
This is my second stint as a staff governor after being one at my previous school, during the transition from a standalone academy to a MAT. I have 20 years of teaching experience and 18 in leadership roles. I have also been a union rep, worked with a local authority on delivering improvement in other schools and worked closely with many different stakeholders. I have been at this school for six years and have seen its transformation from a school considered in urgent need of improvement to a good school on an upwards trajectory. Outside of school, I coach junior football. | |
| Mr Mark Gibbons | ||
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Role(s) Committee(s) |
I have been a staff/headteacher governor for the past 15 years in two primary schools and was elected as parent governor of Bridgnorth Endowed School in 2018. I have worked in state primary schools for 19 years, 11 of those as headteacher. I have also had voluntary involvement in children’s and young people’s organisations in the Bridgnorth area since 2004, including Bridgnorth Baptist Church, Bridgnorth Children’s Festival and The Bridgnorth Dry Bar Trust. I attended Bridgnorth Endowed School between 1988 and 1993, and now my son is here, currently in Year 8. | |
| Mrs Tamsin Preece | ||
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I became a staff governor towards the end of 2018. My daily involvement with the school is significant as I have been a lunchtime supervisor for 4 years, am a parent and also treasurer for BES Friends (the school’s PTA). Previous work experience includes retail store management, safety officer for the transport division of a cement company and procurement in a multi-national company. As the secretary for the League of Friends of Bridgnorth Hospital, one of the organisers of Together At Christmas and a member of the LoveBridgnorth team promoting Bridgnorth online, I like to play an active role within the wider Bridgnorth Community. | |
Bridgnorth Endowed School Trustee Board Membership
Bridgnorth Endowed School Trustee Board Membership
| Name / Trustee Type |
Term of Office |
Full Trustee Body Attendance |
Committee Memberships/Roles |
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| Mark Freathy Trustee and Member Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 10/05/2017 to 10/05/2021 |
100% |
Trustee, Chair of Trustees, Chair of Performance & Standards Committee, Member of Resources Committee |
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| Keith Bowley Member Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 18/06/2015 to 18/06/2019 |
67% | Member | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Sharon Ritchie-Simmons Member Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 18/01/2020 to 18/01/2024 |
67% | Member | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Anne Bamford Trustee Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 15/06/2014 to 15/06/2022 |
100% | Trustee, Vice Chair of Trustees, Member of Performance & Standards Committee and Resources Committee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Liam Cox Trustee Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 20/01/2020 to 20/01/2024 |
100% | Trustee, Member of Performance & Standards Committee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Lee Butler Trustee Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 01/09/2018 to 01/09/2022 |
83% | Trustee, Member of Community & Communications Committee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| John Follette Trustee Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 16/01/2019 to 16/01/2023 |
83% | Trustee, Member of Resources Committee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Barry Worth (ex-officio) Trustee Appointed by Members |
4 Years: 01/06/2017 to 01/06/2021 |
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| Mark Gibbons Parent Trustee Elected by Parents |
4 Years: 28/11/2018 to 28/11/2022 |
83% | Parent Trustee, Member of Performance & Standards Committee | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
| Tamsin Preece Community Trustee Appointed by Board of Trustees |
4 Years: 14/10/2020 to 14/10/2024 |
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| Andy Leather Community Trustee Appointed by Board of Trustees |
4 Years: 14/10/2020 to 14/10/2024 |
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| Angela Molinari Community Trustee Appointed by Board of Trustees |
4 Years: 14/10/2020 to 14/10/2024 |
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| Catherine Pennington Trustee |
Stepped down 05/11/2020 | |||
| Callum Haden Community Governor |
Stepped down 31/12/2019 |
Interested in becoming a trustee at Bridgnorth Endowed School?
Please contact the Chair of Trustees, Mr Mark Freathy, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Alternatively, please contact the Headteacher's PA, Mrs Karol Bywater, on 01746 762103 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For more details about the role of a trustee, please click here
