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Local Governing Body
THPT Governance
Our model of governance is designed to ensure that all THPT schools are truly bringing out the best of all our children and young people and remain rooted in their local communities. Strong governance is essential in ensuring high educational standards and excellent provision. In line with the statutory responsibilities for multi academy trusts, statutory governance responsibilities are held by the Trust Board, who ultimately govern each of our schools. These responsibilities are delegated to the CEO and in turn executive leaders within the Trust, then to our Principals. These leaders hold responsibility for overall performance, financial viability, legal compliance and statutory duties.
More information about our Board of Trustees & wider governance can be found below.
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Local Boards
Helping us to remain strongly connected to delivering for our communities, our Local Boards (LBs) have an important advisory role. They receive regular updates on school life and engage closely with stakeholders, particularly our children and young people, parents and our staff. LBs do not however represent statutory governance and have no statutory responsibilities.
Our LB is run jointly with Kenyngton Manor Primary School and Thomas Knyvett College as our THPT schools run in such close proximity. This enables us to pool our resources and approach to best serve our local community.
More information about this school’s LB can be found below.
In order to remain at the forefront of professional practice, our Heads of Phase, on behalf of the CEO, line manage our school Principals and have responsibility for academy target setting and monitoring progress towards addressing improvement priorities as well as ensuring an effective culture of safeguarding.
More information about THPT’s executive leaders can be found below.
THPT's Executive Leaders
The following information shows the members of our 2025-26 Local Board and their role and responsibilities.
Chris Young
- Term of office: 16 January 2024 – 15 January 2028
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: Chair
- Attendance (2024–25): 3/3
Fiona Mahenge
- Term of office: 2 December 2022 – 1 December 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: Vice Chair; Parent Local Board Member
- Attendance (2024–25): 3/3
Emma Wyeth
- Term of office: 13 January 2022 – 12 January 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: Parent Local Board Member
- Attendance (2024–25): 1/3
Nathan Winch
- Term of office: 20 April 2022 – 19 April 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance (2024–25): 1/3
Daniel Watkins
- Term of office: 12 June 2023 – 11 June 2027
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance (2024–25): 0/3
Bhavesh Yagnik
- Term of office: 16 January 2024 – 15 January 2028
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance (2024–25): 1/3
Note: Attendance is expressed as attended/expected
Local Board Members who stood down from the Local Board during the last twelve months:
Marie Coggins
- Term of office: 12 July 2023 – 11 July 2027
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: Parent Local Board Member
- Attendance: 1/2
Marina Lancashire
- Term of office: 2 May 2023 – 1 May 2027
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance: 1/2
Chidambaram Ganesan
- Term of office: 17 December 2022 – 16 December 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance: 0/1
Louise Harrison
- Term of office: 26 May 2023 – 25 May 2027
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance: 0/2
Ailoje John Ojo
- Term of office: 14 July 2022 – 13 July 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance: 0/1
Dona Reyes
- Term of office: 2 December 2022 – 1 December 2026
- Appointing body: THPT
- Role: None specified
- Attendance: 0/2
Register of interest information for the Local Board is provided below:
Chris Young
- No interests declared
- Last updated: September 2025
Daniel Watkins
- Organisation: London Borough of Hounslow
- Nature of business: Education provider
- Nature of interest: Employee
- Last updated: October 2025
Bhavesh Yagnik
- Day Lewis
- Business: Pharmacy
- Interest: Employee
- Yagnik Investments; Yagnik Investments One; Yagnik Investments Two
- Business: Property investment and holding companies
- Interest: Director
- Last updated: November 2025
Emma Wyeth
- Meadhurst Primary School
- Business: Education provider
- Interest: Parent of pupils
- WSP
- Business: Quantity surveying
- Interest: Employee
- Last updated: October 2025
Nathan Winch
- Greater London Authority
- Business: Local authority
- Interest: Employee
- Last updated: 4 October 2024
Fiona Mahenge
- Hounslow Council
- Business: Local authority
- Interest: Employee
- Meadhurst Primary School
- Business: Education provider
- Interest: Parent of pupil
- Last updated: October 2025
Register of interest information for Local Board Members who stood down in the last 12 months:
Dona Reyes
- Home Office – Border Force
- Business: UK Customs
- Interest: Employee
- Last updated: 29 September 2023
Marie Coggins
- Kenyngton Manor Primary School
- Business: Education provider
- Interest: Parent of student
- Aspire2Build
- Business: Residential builders
- Interest: Spouse is owner/director
- Last updated: 16 September 2024
Ailoje John Ojo
- Westminster City Council
- Business: City council
- Interest: Employee
- Last updated: 11 November 2024
Marina Lancashire
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Business: County council
- Interest: Employee
- Solicitors Regulation Authority
- Business: Regulation authority
- Interest: Member
- Last updated: 8 November 2024
Chidambaram Ganesan
- Infosys UK
- Business: IT services
- Interest: Employee
- Reach Academy, Feltham
- Business: Education provider
- Interest: Parent governor
- Last updated: 16 September 2024
Louise Harrison
- Meadhurst Primary School
- Business: Education provider
- Interest: Employee
- Last updated: 29 September 2023
Parents and Carers who wish to contact the Local Board Members should contact the school directly.
If you are interested in becoming a Local Board Member, the following links provide information regarding the role, together with an application form: