Governance
Information about the Governing Body
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They have a wide range of responsibilities, with their priority being the strategic direction of the school and, being accountable for the performance of the school.
Together with the Executive Headteacher, governors:
- Decide the aims and objectives for the school
- Review pupils’ achievement and set targets for improvement
- Approve the school budget
- Make decisions about staffing
- Ensure the national curriculum and religious education are taught
- Approve school policies
- Make sure children with special needs have access to the curriculum
- Act as a link between the school and the community it serves
- Keep parents/carers informed
- Consider complaints from parents/carers
- Ensure the school is well maintained
- Ensure health & safety requirements are met.
A link to the Governing Board’s standing orders and code of conduct can be found below.
Financial Information
Please click the following link to access Your school – Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool -GOV.UK
There are no employees of Langton Primary School who have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.
Our Structure
On 1 September 2025 North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation was formed when Foston CE, Langton, Stillington, and Terrington CE Primary schools federated. This means that one governing body is now responsible for the four schools of the North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation.
Our Instrument of Government can be found here.
North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation Governing Board is comprised of 14 governors as follows:
- Two parent governors
- Five Foundation governors
- One Local Authority governor
- One staff governor
- Executive Headteacher
- Four co-opted governors
Associate governors may be appointed to the board but have no voting rights.
Sub-committees:
North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation Governing Board has two sub-committees:
The Pupil Progress and Attainment Committee. Terms of Reference
The Finance and Resources Committee. Terms of Reference
The core functions of the Governing Body include, but are not limited to, ensuring:
- that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined
- that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school
- the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources
We recognise the following as the fourth core function of governance:
- Ensuring the voices of stakeholders are heard
Governors’ Meeting Minutes
Minutes of meetings of the North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation Governing Board are public documents, once they have been agreed and signed by the Chair of Governors as an accurate record. Copies are available on request. Please ask at the school for further information.
Please note that some minutes are confidential and not available to the public. These are minutes relating to named pupils or prospective pupils, named employees or prospective employees or any other matter which by its nature the Governing Board has decided should remain confidential.
North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation Governing Board 2025/26:
| Name | Type of Governor (appointed by) | Term of office | Committees/Working Groups | Link governor role/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Moore (Executive Headteacher) | Headteacher (Ex-Officio) | 1.9.25- | Finance & Resources Christian Distinctiveness | |
| Corinne Cross (Chair) | Co-opted (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Finance & Resources Pupil Progress & Attainment Christian Distinctiveness | Safeguarding (& Attendance) Data Protection SDP (C) Maths |
| Christine Miles (Vice chair) | Co-opted (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Finance & Resources (Chair) | Sustainability Staff Welfare |
| Claire Rushworth | LA Governor (nominated by LA, appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress and Attainment | SEND ( & Equalities) |
| VACANT | Foundation (Ex-Officio) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | ||
| Helen Ashdown | Foundation (Temporary Ex-Officio) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Christian Distinctiveness (Chair) | |
| Tricia Head | Foundation (appointed by York Diocese) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & Attainment (Chair) Christian Distinctiveness | SDP (B) - Marking, Feedback & Assessment |
| Annabel Leakey | Foundation (appointed by York Diocese) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & Attainment | Health & Safety (T,S) Pupil Health & Wellbeing (& School Food) |
| Ruth Wanless | Foundation (appointed by York Diocese) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Finance & Resources | SDP (A) - Adaptive Teaching SDP (D) - KS1 outcomes |
| Hailey Barr | Parent (elected by parents) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & Attainment Finance & Resources | Health & Safety (F,L) |
| Vanessa Jones | parent (appointed by GB - no election candidates) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & Attainment Christian Distinctiveness | |
| Vicki Allon | Staff (elected by staff) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Christian Distinctiveness | |
| VACANT | Co-opted (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | ||
| VACANT | Co-opted (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | ||
| Katie Stringer (Head of School F&L) | Associate member (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & attainment | |
| India Tordoff (Head of school T&S) | Associate member (appointed by GB) | 1.9.25-31.8.29 | Pupil Progress & Attainment Christian Distinctiveness |
The Clerk to the Governing Board is Ms Lydia Waites (NYES Clerking) contact: lydia.waites@northyorks.gov.uk
The Chair of Governors, Mrs Corinne Cross, can be contacted: via the school office or: cofg@foston.n-yorks.sch.uk
Register of Business / Personal Interests 2025/26:
- Sarah Moore is married to the caretaker at Foston School and ICT technician for North Yorkshire Rural Schools Federation
- Corinne Cross is an employee of the National Trust a Heritage charity
- Vanessa Jones is a trustee and on the Foston & Thornton le Clay Village Hall Committee.
- Annabel Leakey is a Trustee of Chamber Orchestra of the West.
- Ruth Wanless is a board member of Project Marigold
Members of Langton Primary Schools Federation Governing Board who have stepped down in the past 12 months:
| Daniel Walker | Staff Governor | 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2025 |
| Howard Widdall | Chair of Governors | 18 May 2021 to 1 August 2025 |
| Pam Abbott | Co-opted Governor | 3 December 2022 to 31 August 2025 |
Langton Governor Attendance 2024/25:
Governor attendance at Langton Primary School Governing Board meetings – 2024/25 – Click here