The Academy Committee of The Warriner School form part of the Governance team of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust. Governors are volunteers who play a really important part in ensuring our children receive the very best outcomes at our school. The governor role is strategic rather than operational, so we don’t get involved in the day to day running of the school, instead supporting and challenging the School and the Trust’s senior leadership team to drive school improvement. On this page we have introduced ourselves and would welcome any feedback or questions you would like to put forward.

We are always interested to hear from potential new governors committed to raising outcomes for all our children. If you would like to find out more about becoming a governor please contact the WMAT Governance Manager Lauren Hayes:  l.hayes@warrinermat.org.

Our Clerk to the Governors is part of a team of Governance Professionals, employed by the Trust, to provide advice, guidance and administrative support to ensure effective governance. If you are an experienced clerk or are keen to learn a new area of expertise please contact Catherine Musgrove by email at c.musgrove@warriner.oxon.sch.uk to find out more about joining our Governance Support team.

The Academy Committee's declarations of interests and appointment & attendance records can be found below.

Introducing the Governors

Jonquil Chapman has been a Governor since October 2020, commencing as a Parent Governor and now Trustee Appointed Governor. Since September 2024, she has been the lead Mental Health & Wellbeing Governor. She has 35 years’ experience working in the public sector; within Intelligence, Analysis, Policy & Project Management, Criminal Justice and is currently a strategic lead for Digital & Technology. She is enthusiastic about the Governor role and keen to bring her experience and skillsets to the governing body. She currently has one daughter studying at The Warriner School following in her older sister’s footsteps. 

Sharon Nicholls is Head of School. Since joining the school in 2011 Sharon has been Head of English, Assistant Headteacher and Deputy Head of School, within which roles she was also Raising Standards Lead for Key Stages 4 and 5.

Gareth Owen has been a Parent Governor since October 2020.  He has two sons studying at The Warriner School.  He has more than 25 years of experience in industry, and currently works for a European healthcare company in a strategic role.  He is passionate about how education, community, sport and exercise can improve quality of life, especially for young people in their formative years.  Gareth is keen to bring his experience and skills to the role of Parent Governor to help support The Warriner School.

Duncan Raper is a Trustee appointed Governor.  Duncan has been the Chair of Governors since October 2015. Duncan is a Chartered Accountant who has worked in Industry for over 30 years. Duncan was also part of the steering group that ultimately formed The Warriner MAT. He is a Trustee and the Chair of the Board of Trustees and as such is also a Member of The Warriner MAT.

Neil Wallis has been a Trustee appointed governor since December 2020. He has a son at The Warriner and a long-standing interest in education. He was a primary school governor for eight years. He now works as a consultant specialising in communications in the areas of energy, transport and climate change. He previously worked in a variety of roles including economic researcher, university teacher and freelance journalist. For over 25 years his work has been focused on environmental issues, mainly in the areas of energy and transport.

Janet Watts has been a Governor at The Warriner since March 2011.  Both her daughters attended The Warriner and are now at university.  Prior to becoming a governor she was Chair of Deddington Primary School PTA for 5 years.  After many years of managing large Customer Service teams in the financial services industry she has spent the last 15 years working for a small but dynamic local gastro pub company handling a variety of areas such as recruitment, IT, H&S, compliance and facilities management, as well as managing their Healthy Eating initiative for primary school children.  She feels that all children should have a strong, supportive framework at school which can guide and help them to reach their full potential. She is Link Governor for the Sixth Form, chairs the Admissions Committee and sits on the Curriculum and Data and Disciplinary committees.

Sarah Wilson–Medhurst has been a Governor since March 2018. Sarah has one child at The Warriner. Sarah is a university lecturer and staff developer with particular interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education.  This includes encouraging more girls and women into those STEM related subjects and careers where they are under-represented. Sarah chairs the Curriculum and Data Committee.

Graham Wyeth is a Trustee appointed Governor since March 2018. He has three children, all of whom studied at The Warriner School; two have subsequently gone on to complete or continue at university education and the youngest is still studying at The Warriner.  He has 34 years’ experience working in the public sector, in the UK and overseas.  Whilst his early university studies lay in the earth sciences, he gained his MBA in 2014.  He is keen on sport and adventurous activities and spent +20 years within, supporting and chairing youth organisations.  Graham is a member of the Admissions Committee, the Curriculum & Data Committee and the Disciplinary Committee.

Lauren Murrey has been a parent governor since June 2023

Ellen Arthur has been the staff governor since March 2024

Jill Greener has been a parent governor since July 2024

Gerard Hughes has been a parent governor since July 2024