Lt General David Leakey CMG, CVO, CBE

Lt General David Leakey CMG, CVO, CBE

Chairman of the Governors

David became a Governor in 2017. He is a member of the Estates and Infrastructure Committee.

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George Marsh

George Marsh

Governor

George has been a Governor of Sherborne School since 2009 and is Chairman of the Academic Committee and a member of the Pastoral Committee

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Robin Leach

Robin Leach

Governor

Robin became a Governor of Sherborne in 2008 and is now the Designated Safeguarding Governor.

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Dr Ruth Newman

Dr Ruth Newman

Governor

Ruth has been a Governor since September 2022 and sits on the Pastoral Committee.

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Angela Lane

Angela Lane

Governor

Angela became a Trustee of Sherborne School Foundation in 2007 and has been a Governor since November 2015. She has been Chair of the Finance and General Purposes Committee since September 2022, and is currently non-executive director of Sherborne Schools Trading and Leisure companies.

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Anthony Pralle

Anthony Pralle

Governor

Anthony became a trustee of the Sherborne School Foundation in 2005 and a Governor in 2023. He sits on the Finance and General Purposes and Remuneration Committees.

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Aubrey Capel

Aubrey Capel

Governor

Aubrey has been a Governor since December 2018 and sits on the Estates and Infrastructure Committee.

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Elaine Stallard

Elaine Stallard

Governor

Elaine has been a magistrate since 2007 and is a Governor of Sherborne Qatar.

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Gilly Staley

Gilly Staley

Governor

Gilly became a Governor in March 2015 and holds special responsibilities for health and safety.

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Guy D.J Hayward-Cole

Guy D.J Hayward-Cole

Governor

Guy became a Governor at the start of 2020. Guy is a member of the Finance & General Purposes Committee.

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John Pocock

John Pocock

Governor

John is a trustee of the Sherborne School Foundation and was chairman from 2009 to 2019.

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Matthew Whittell

Matthew Whittell

Governor

Matthew is a member of the Finance and General Purposes Committee, and is the Staff Nominated Governor.

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Dr Max Jonas

Dr Max Jonas

Governor

Max sits on the council for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine.

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Michael Wilson

Michael Wilson

Governor

Michael Wilson joined the Sherborne Board in April 2017. He is an Old Shirburnian.

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Nigel Jones

Nigel Jones

Governor

Nigel is a Chartered Surveyor and has been practising primarily in commercial property and development land matters in the area for 35 years.

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Reverend Fr Martin Lee

Reverend Fr Martin Lee

Governor

Martin moved to Sherborne in 2021, having spent 13 years as the incumbent of a large parish in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Nick Isaac

Nick Isaac

Governor

Nick was educated at Sherborne (School House 1974 to 1978) and Durham University, from where he graduated with a BA Hons in English.

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Mark Spearing

Mark Spearing

Governor

Mark Spearing is a Professor of Engineering Materials and Vice-President for Research and Enterprise at the University of Southampton. After leaving Sherborne (h) in 1982 he studied Engineering at Cambridge and completed a Ph.D at the same University in 1989. He then undertook postdoctoral research at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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If you would like to contact the Chair of Governors, please write to:

Dr David Cole c/o The Bursary, Sherborne Schools Group, Abbey Road, Sherborne, DT9 3AP.