The governing body consists of a range of governors from the local and school community.

If you wish to speak with the Chair of Governors, please contact the school office who will arrange for correspondence to be forwarded.

Firthmoor Primary School joined Northern Lights Multi-Academy Trust on the 1st January 2026 and the new governing body is being formed. Further updates will be added as soon as the information is available.

Information relating to the Governance of the school up until 1st Jan 2026 is below.

Documents – Governance Information

Governance Information Documents	Download
Articles of Association	Download
Funding Agreement	Download
Membership and Vacancies 2025-26 (up to 31st December 2025)	Download
Committee Membership 2025-26 (up to 31st December 2025)	Download
Committee Meeting Attendance – Firthmoor Primary School (up to 31st December 2025)	Download
Members + Trust Board Meeting Attendance – Firthmoor Primary School (up to 31st December 2025)	Download

2024-25

2023-24

The tables below detail further information relating to the Governing Body including attendance at meetings from September 2023 to July 2024.

Declaration of Business and Financial Interests

Name	Position	Name of Business	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date Interest began	Date interest ceased
Mrs Helen Ashton	Headteacher	None
Ms Faye Peart	Trustee	None
Mrs Valerie Johnston	Trustee	Healthwatch Darlington Tees Valley Rural Action (TVRA) Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust North East Forum on Ageing		Trustee   Trustee   Governor Trustee	April 2018  April 2019 March 2019 2021
Miss Katy Moody	Trustee	None
Mr Chris Bracken	Trustee / Chair	None
Mrs Karen Taylor	Trustee	None
Ms Nesreen El-Baz	Trustee	None
Mr Matthew Donaldson	Parent Trustee	None
Mr Ben Edkins	Parent Trustee	None
Mrs Nicola Hill	Company Secretary / Business Manager
MEMBERS
Mrs Karen Hall	Member	None
Mr David Owen	Member	None
Mrs Yvonne Oakes	Member	None

Terms of Reference for Committees for 2023-24