Governance Structure
The school is a Free School which opened under the government’s Free School programme in September 2014. In England, schools that are government-funded and are operated independently from local authorities are known as Academies. The Fulham Boys School is a Single Academy Trust (SAT).
In 2014, an Academy Trust company was established. Fulham Boys School Limited is registered at Companies House as a charitable company and limited by guarantee, Company No: 07650064 with registered offices at 532 Fulham Road, London, SW6 5BD.
A company limited by guarantee has both members (akin to shareholders, but without the distribution of profits) and governors or trustees (the equivalent of directors)
The members of the Academy Trust are:
Jonathan Ambrose, Simon Colebrook, Charles Craven, Deborah De Long, Rebecca Mowling, Arabella Northey, Meriel Stinson, Alexander Wade, Sophia Wade
The Trustees, known as the Governing Body, manages the school on behalf of the academy trust and its key responsibilities are to:
- Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its students, and the performance management of the staff
- Oversee and ensure effective financial performance.
Like all academies, the school has the Department for Education, acting through the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) as its principal regulator.
The Governing Body has eleven Trustees composed of individuals nominated by Members, The London Diocesan Board for Schools and the Deanery Synod. School staff nominate the Staff Trustee while elections are held to nominate two Parent Trustees. The Headmaster is a Trustee in his role as Accounting Officer for the school. Trustees may also co-opt others to the Governing Body to support its objectives.
To contact the governors or put forward a candidate for the Governing Body, please contact the clerk, Jane Proudfoot, by email.
| Name | Governor Type | Committee | Term From | Term to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jean-Marc Brisy | Parent Governor | Finance and Resources | 15 Oct 2021 | 14 Oct 2024 |
| Mr Ian Holdcroft | Co-opted Governor | Sport and Enterprise Committee | 30 Jan 2021 | 30 Jan 2024 |
| Mrs Claire McAloon | Appointed Governor | Finance and Resources Committee | 25 Nov 2020 | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Mr Christopher McCormack | Staff Governor | Staff Governor / Personnel Committee | 04 Sep 2023 | 03 Sep 2026 |
| Mrs Claire O’Donoghue | Parent Governor (Parent Governor Election) |
Sport and Enterprise |
16 Sep 2022 | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Mr Tom Passmore | Foundation Parochial Church Council Appointed | Education | 24 Nov 2021 | 23 Nov 2024 |
| Mr Guy Sanderson | Foundation Diocesan Board for Education Appointed | Education | 18 Jan 2023 | 17 Jan 2026 |
| Mr David Smith | Ex-Officio | All Committees | 11 May 2022 | |
| Mrs Meriel Stinson | Member | Education Committee | 221Mar 2022 | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Mr Alex Wade | Member | Chairman | 21 Mar 2022 | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Mr Liam Walker | Appointed Governor | Personnel and Sport and Enterprise | 09 Dec 2021 | 8 Dec 2024 |
