Meet the Governors
Local Governance
Rock Ferry Primary School is part of Cheshire Academies Trust (CAT). Governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Trust Board Level, and those matters delegated to the local governing body.
Governance at local level plays an important role in both challenging and supporting the leadership team on key aspects of the school’s strategy, always with a strategic lens on governance and the safe but dynamic leadership of the school.
The focus of the Interim Development Board is ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school by;
Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
Ensuring that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard.
The board does this this by knowing and understanding the school and the wider educational context, reading meeting paperwork and attending meetings to ask questions to ensure that the best possible decisions are made for the benefit of the children in the school.
Please see information regarding members of the Interim Development Board including terms of office, areas of responsibility and any declarations of interest. Declarations of interest are checked at every Interim Development Board meeting, this page being updated with any changes which may arise.
Sara Radley, Headteacher
Declaration of Interests: None
Gail Webb, Co-opted Governor, Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 10th July 2025 - 9th July 2029
Declaration of Interests: Chair of Governors at Elleray Park School (1st September 2020 to date), Governor at Huxley CE Primary School (1st May 2024 – 25th July 2025, Trustee, Chester Diocese Learning Trust, 24th October 2024 – 25th July 2028)
Email: gail.webb@rockferry.wirral.sch.uk
Deborah Merchant, Co-opted Governor, Vice Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 26th November 2025 – 25th November 2029
Declarations of Interest: None
Emlyn Wright, Trustee
Declaration of Interest: Director, Education and Inclusion, Tameside Local Authority, Trustee, Sefton Park, Trustee St George's Hall
Steve Ellis, CEO
Declaration of Interest: Governor at Bishops Heber High School
David Casson, Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 25th February 2026 to 24th February 2030
Declaration of Interests: Trustee of Church of the Barn from July 2025
Mark Easdown, Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 31st August 2025 - 30th August 2029
Declarations of Interests: Director of Governance & Compliance The People's Learning Trust from 05.09.2025
Nichola Joyce, Parent Governor
Term of Office: 25th February 2026 to 24th February 2030
Declarations of Interest: None
Michelle Corrigan, Parent Governor
Term of Office: 21st November 2024 to 20th November 2028
Declaration of Interests: None
Jacci Keegan, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 29th June 2023 – 28th June 2027
Declarations of Interest: None
Craig Fitzpatrick-Hamilton, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 23rd November 2022 to 22nd November 2026
Declaration of Interests: Unison Branch Officer (2022-date) There For You, Trustee (June 2024-to date)
Tina Renshaw, Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 25th March 2026 to 24th March 2030
Declaration of Interests: Director and Chair, The Hilbre Point Management Company 2025 - current Trustee and Chair, Hoylake Choral Society
Governors Who Have Left in the Previous 12 Months
Emma Davies, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 23rd November 2022 to 10th July 2025
Declaration of Interests: None