Governors
Palfrey Infant School is part of Forge Brook Trust, which is governed by a Board of Trustees. Further information on the governance of the trust can be found here:
Forge Brook Trust has established a Local Governing Body for each of its schools and details of the Local Governing Body for Palfrey Infant School can be found below.
The Chair of Governors is Mariam Parekh. The Chair of Governors or any other governor can be contacted via Jayne Adamson, Lead Governance Professional on j.adamson@forgebrook.co.uk.
Membership of the Local Governing Body
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Name of Governor |
Type of Governor |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office End |
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Mrs. M Parekh |
Co-opted |
01/09/2025 |
25/03/2027 |
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Mrs. D Harper |
Co-opted |
01/09/2025 |
13/05/2028 |
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Mr. M Rana |
Parent |
01/09/2025 |
01/11/2026 |
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Mr. A Zaman |
Parent |
01/09/2025 |
11/03/2028 |
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Mr. M Yasin |
Co-opted |
01/09/2025 |
23/04/2026 |
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Mrs A Walsh |
Ex-Officio |
01/01/2013 |
N/A |
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Councillor H Bashir |
Co-opted |
11/03/2026 |
10/03/2030 |
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Mrs A Hennefer |
Staff |
11/03/2026 |
10/03/2030 |
Governors who have served in the last 12 months
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Name of Governor |
Type of Governor |
Date of Appointment |
Term of Office End |
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Mrs J Evans |
Staff |
09/01/2025 |
22/01/2026 |
The Governing Body of Palfrey Infant School is made up from parents, members of the local community, the Local Authority and from the school teaching staff. Our role is to act as ‘critical friend’, to support, to challenge, and to ask questions. We work closely with Mrs Walsh, other staff and the local authority in a number of areas such as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance.
As a 'Critical Friend' to the school, we work in partnership with the school community to help provide the best possible education for our pupils. We believe that we can provide a great foundation for them to continue to succeed throughout their lives.
Financial Information
Please note that we do not have any employees with a gross annual salary of more than £100,000.
Please click here to view our school's financial data.
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Mrs Mariam Parekh (Chair of Governors)Co-opted Governor Term of Office: 26 March 2023 to 25 March 2027 First Appointed: 26 March 2019 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum, Finance, Ofsted ready working group Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared Other Governance Roles : Academy Representative at Birchfield Primary Academy, Co-opted Governor at Kings Federation, Wednesbury Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 100% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100% |
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Mr Mohammad YasinLocal Authority Governor Term of Office: 24 April 2022 to 23 April 2026 First Appointed: 15 September 2018 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum, Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Trustee at Rahamatulla Welfare Trust Other Governance Roles: Whitehall Junior School, Walsall Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 83% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 77% |
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Mr Arfan Zaman (Community Links, Pupil Premium)Parent Governor Term of Office: 12 March 2024 to 11 March 2028 First Appointed: 13 July 2016 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum, Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey One Big Local Other Governance Roles : None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 40% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 36% |
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Mr James LudlowCo-opted Governor (Safeguarding Link) Term of Office: 7 December 2021 to 6 December 2025 First Appointed: 7 December 2021 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Principal at Joseph Leckie Academy Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 80% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100% |
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Mrs Jeanette EvansStaff Governor Term of Office: 25 September 2024 to 24 September 2028 First Appointed: 25 September 2024 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 80% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: N/A |
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Mr Mohammed Masoom RanaParent Governor Term of Office: 2 November 2022 to 1 November 2026 First Appointed: 2 November 2022 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 40% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 55% |
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Mrs Donna Harper (Vice Chair)Co-opted Governor Term of Office: 14 May 2024 to 13 May 2028 First Appointed: 14 May 2024 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 80% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100% |
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Mr John BaughCo-opted Governor Term of Office: 04 December 2024 to 03 December 2028 First Appointed: 04 December 2024 Responsibilities/Committees: FGB Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 75%
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Mrs Alison WalshHeadteacher Term of Office: 1 January 2013 to present Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum, Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared Other Governance Roles: Trustee at Joseph Leckie Academy Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 100% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100% |
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Mrs Tina DunkleyAdvisory Term of Office: N/A Responsibilities/Committees: SENDCo Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey Infant School Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2024/2025: 75% Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 82% |
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Ms Jane AdamsonClerk to the FGB Term of Office: N/A Responsibilities/Committees: FGB Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Forge Brook Trust Other Governance Roles: None Meetings Attended 2025-2026:
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For more information on Governor roles and responsibilities see the Maintained School Governance Guide (March 2024).
To contact a school governor you can either leave a message at the school office or email postbox@palfreyinfant.co.uk and mark the email 'For the attention of the School Governor, (insert the name of the Governor)'.
Former Governors from the past 12 months
- Miss Holly Humphries: Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 27.02.2024)
- Mrs Nicola Bayliss: Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 14.05.2024)
- Mrs Helena Collett: Staff Governor (Resignation accepted 25.09.2024)