The governance of Budmouth Academy is undertaken through the governance framework of the Aspirations Academies Trust. Local governance is through Aspirations’ South West Regional Board and therefore the Chair of the Regional Board, Mandy Lancy, is the Academy’s Chair of Governors.
The members of the Regional South West Regional Board are:
| Name/Details | Term of office (end date) |
| Chair | |
| Mandy Lancy – Director of Well-being, Support and Safeguarding | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| Sam Bradbury – Parent Governor (Primary) | 31/08/2027 |
| Vacancy – Parent Governor (Secondary) | |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| Lt Col Bill Minards – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 31/08/2028 |
| Vacancy – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | |
| Trustee Link Governor | |
| Anthony Moore | 01/01/2025 |
| Executive Governors | |
| Steve Kenning – Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Paula Kenning – Deputy Managing Director | For duration of employment in this post |
| Fokuo Achamfour-Yeboah – Chief Finance & Operations Officer | For duration of employment in this post |
| Dr Jeffery Quaye OBE – National Director of Education, Standards, Moderation, Assessment and Quality | For duration of employment in this post |
| Kiran Kaur – Director of HR and Compliance | For duration of employment in this post |
| John Reece – HR & Compliance Senior Advisor | For duration of employment in this post |
| Andria Singlehurst – Academy Improvement Director for Budmouth Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Jo Quarrie – Academy Improvement Director for Bovington Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Natasha Ullah – Academy Improvement Director for Atlantic Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Regional Principals/Heads of School | |
| Lesley Bishop – Secondary Principal, Atlantic Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Melissa Heppell – Primary Principal, Atlantic Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Mike Hoffmann – Principal, Budmouth Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Sara White – Principal, Bovington Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
The Regional Board operates as part of a broader framework of governance within the Trust and further details of this are available from the following link:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/governance/
In addition to the formal governance framework, the academy has a forum to promote strong links with parents and the local community. While it is not part of the governance of the academy, the forum provides a means for its members to gain a better understanding of the functioning of the academy and identify matters they would like to have considered by the Regional Governing Body.
Annual reports and accounts for all Aspirations academies are available here:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/policies-and-legal-information/