The school governing body is responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education for every child.  Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for day to day management, they set the school's aims and policies.

Key roles of governors:

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

• Determining how the school budget is spent
• The appointing and dismissing of staff
• Hearing appeals and grievances
• Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship
• Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
• Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
• Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies

Lordsgate has 14 governor positions from the following categories:

• 8 Foundation governors (appointed by St John's Church PCC)
• 2 Parent governors (elected by school parents)
• 1 Headteacher
• 1 Staff governor (elected by staff)
• 1 Co-opted governor (selected by the governing body)
• 1 Local Authority governor (nominated by the local authority and appointed by the governing body)

Lordsgate's governors are listed below, together with the sub-committees that they are on:

Foundation Governors

• Rev. David Banbury (Distinctiveness)
• Kerry Patton - Chair of Governors (Curriculum, Resources)
• Ruth Baller-Wilson (Resources)
• Ruth Lewis (Resources, Distinctiveness
• Andrew Caunce (Distinctiveness)
• Matt Newsome - Vice Chair (Resources)
• David Philip Marshall (Curriculum)
• Vacancy

Parent Governors

• Nicola Rice (Curriculum)
• Nathan Ward (Resources)

Headteacher Governor

• Mr Hackett (Curriculum, Resources, Distinctiveness)

Staff Governor

• Mrs Robinson (Resources)

Co-opted Governor

• Mr Plowman (Distinctiveness & Curriculum)

Local Authority Governor

• Joanne Burgess (Curriculum)