Trinity School Governance
Transparency of Governance Information
In the interests of transparency, governing bodies are required to publish up-to-date details of their governance arrangements on the school website. Please find below information relating to the Governors of Trinity School. If you click on the individual Governors you will find details of their roles, dates of appointment, terms of office and any relevant business and pecuniary interests, including governance roles in other educational institutions and any close relationships with other Governors or school staff.
Senior Governors
The Chairman of Governors, who is also Chairman of the Academy Trust, Mr Armstrong, has an association with the school spanning many decades, as a pupil of the Creighton School, as a parent of past pupils at Trinity School and as a governor since the 1980s. He served as Vice Chairman for 15 years and was elected Chairman in May 2007.
There are two Joint Vice Chairs of Governors. Mr Leach, a long-standing Governor, was Vice Chair of Governors for many years and became Joint Vice Chair in September 2022. Mr Leach, a Legal Consultant, is retired and was former Managing Partner at Burnetts Solicitors. He chairs the Curriculum & Staffing Committee. Mr Turney became Joint Vice Chair of Governors in September 2022. He is the Chief Finance Officer for a charity and he chairs the Finance & General Purpose Committee.
Click on each Governor to find out more information about them.
Mr D B Armstrong
Mr D B Armstrong
Chairman of Governors
Date appointed: 1 September 2011
Current Term of Office: 1 year to August 2024
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
The Very Revd J Brewster
The Very Revd J Brewster, Dean of Carlisle
Committees Attended: Church Foundation
Date Appointed: 30 September 2023
Current Term of Office: Ex-Officio Governor
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Mr T Leach
Mr T Leach
Joint Vice Chairman of Governors
Chair: Curriculum & Staffing Committee
Committees Attended: Curriculum & Staffing, F&GP and Audit
Date appointed: 1 September 2011
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Director of Make Print Ltd (Property Lettings)
Mr P Turney
Mr P Turney
Joint Vice-Chairman of Governors
Chair: F&GP Committee
Committees attended: F&GP, Audit and Pastoral
Date of appointment: 1 September 2021
Current term of office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interest: None
Mr A Hanson
Mr A Hanson
Chair: Pastoral Committee
Committees attended: Curriculum & Staffing and Pastoral
Date Appointed: 1 January 2019
Current Term of Office: 4 years to December 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Employee at Nudge Education; Trustee at Carlisle Youth Zone; Trustee at Reivers District Scouts; Child in Year 13 at Trinity School.
Mr C Jefferson
Mr C Jefferson
Local Authority Governor
Chair: Premises Committee
Committees attended: Curriculum & Staffing and Premises
Date appointed: 1 September 2013
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Dr E Borlase
Dr E Borlase
Appointed Governor
Chair: Church Foundation Committee
Committees Attended: Church Foundation and Pastoral
Date Appointed: 1 September 2013
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Salaried GP at Brampton Medical Practice, Spouse – Finance Officer at Operation Mobilisation (a charitable organisation);
Appointed Governors
The other Governors on the school’s Governing Body are:
Mrs S Aglionby OBE
Mrs S Aglionby OBE
Committees Attended: Church Foundation and Pastoral
Date Appointed: 1 September 2011
Current Term of Office: 4 years to January 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Director/Secretary of Hadrian Organics
Mrs D Libby
Mrs D Libby
Committees Attended: Church Foundation, F&GP, Audit and Premises
Date Appointed: 1 September 2011
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2024
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Mr D Carter
Mr D Carter
Committees Attended: F&GP, Audit and Premises
Date Appointed: 1 September 2016
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2024
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Owner/Director of Bell Park Kerridge (Solicitors), Owner/Director at BPK Estate Agents and Non-Executive Director of Graves (Cumberland) Limited; Spouse – Director at BPK Estate Agents; Child in Year 11 at Trinity School
Mr P Uppard
Mr P Uppard
Committees Attended: Curriculum & Staffing and Premises
Date Appointed: 1 January 2019
Current Term of Office: 4 years to December 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Children in Years 10 and 13 at Trinity School
Mr J Johnston
Mr J Johnston
Committees Attended: Curriculum & Staffing, F&GP and Audit.
Date Appointed: 1 January 2019
Current Term of Office: 4 years to January 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: Self – Partner at Burnetts Solicitors; Children in Years 10 and 13 at Trinity School.
Mrs L Walkingshaw
Mrs L Walkingshaw
Committees Attended: Church Foundation and Pastoral
Appointed: 1 October 2018
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Mrs S Johnston
Mrs S Johnston
Committees attended: Curriculum and Staffing
Date of Appointment: 1 September 2021
Current term of office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interest: None
The Revd Canon M Manley
The Reverend Canon M Manley
Committees attended: Church Foundation
Date of appointment: 1 September 2020
Current term of office: 4 years to August 2024
Business & Pecuniary Interest: Governor at James Rennie School, Director of Cathedral Enterprises CCEL and Director of Carlisle Cathedral.
Mr S McDermott resigned from the Governing Body effective 31st December 2023, having been a Governor for a number of years. He had been Chair of the Audit Committee and he was also a member of the F&GP Committee.
Parent Governors:
There are 2 Parent Governors on the school’s Governing Body and there is currently 1 vacancy.
Mr P Healy
Mr P Healy
Committees attended: Pastoral and Staffing
Date of appointment: 1 September 2021
Current term of office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interest: None
Staff Governors
The Staff Governors on the school’s Governing Body are:
Dr I Barker
Dr I Barker
Committees Attended: F&GP & Audit
Date Appointed: 1 September 2013
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2025
Business & Pecuniary Interests: School Employee at Trinity School, Spouse – School Employee (Head of English) at Trinity School
Mr D Samson
Mr D Samson
Committees Attended: Church Foundation, Curriculum & Staffing, F&GP and Audit. Ex-Officio Governor of the Pastoral and Premises Committees.
Date Appointed: 1 September 2023
Current Term of Office: Ex-Officio Governor
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Ms L Wedderburn
Ms L Wedderburn
Committees Attended: Pastoral
Date Appointed: 1 September 2018
Current Term of Office: 4 years to August 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Mrs A Wylie
Mrs A Wylie
Committees Attended:
Curriculum & Staffing
Date Appointed: 1 September 2022
Current Term of Office: 4 Years to August 2026
Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
The normal period of office is 4 years, although Governors can be re-appointed or elected again.
The work of the Governors is supported by the Secretary to the Academy Trust & Governing Body, Mrs Minns.
The Trinity Academy Trust
The members of the Trust are:
Mr D B Armstrong Chairman of Governors
Mr J Johnson, representing the Diocesan Board of Finance – Date Appointed: 28 November 2017
The Very Reverend J Brewster, Dean of Carlisle – Date Appointed: 30 September 2023
The Venerable V Ross, Archdeacon of Westmoreland and Furness and Archdeacon of Carlisle and Penrith Deaneries – Date Appointed: 9 November 2022
The Right Revd R Saner-Haigh, Acting Bishop of Carlisle and Bishop of Penrith – Date Appointed: 1 September 2023
Annual Report and Financial Statements
School Policies
Schools are required to have policies in place covering all aspects of the life and work of the school. Many are a legal requirement and others are recommended by the Department for Education (DfE). The Governing Body, together with the Senior Leadership Team, is responsible for the constant review of policies.
Parents/carers might find it helpful to know what policies are in place at Trinity School. The main areas of interest come under the headings of Pastoral, Curriculum and Premises. In addition the school does have policies that cover Leadership and Management, Staffing and Finance. For your information you will find on this website relevant Pastoral, Curriculum, Premises and Leadership and Management and Staffing Policies.