Nursling Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled school operating within an Instrument of Government authorised by Hampshire County Council in conjunction with a the foundation body of Winchester Diocesan Board of Education.
The Governing Body of the school conforms to Standing Orders and each governor is required to comply with a Code of Conduct which includes declaring relevant business and pecuniary interests.
All governors (excepting the Head-teacher and the Vicar of the Parish) are appointed for a 4 year term of office which may be renewed. The four parent governors are elected by parents of children currently attending the school; the local authority governor is appointed by Hampshire County Council; the three foundation governors are appointed by the foundation body; the staff governor is elected by employed members of staff; and four co-opted governors that are appointed by the Governing Body to ensure a balance of skills, knowledge and experience is maintained.
The Governing Body for the academic year (2017/18) is:
| Name | Appointing Body | Current term of office |
| Dr David Clark (Chair) | Governing Body | 22/09/2014 to 21/09/2018 |
| Mrs Patricia Wootten (Vice Chair) |
Governing Body | 05/11/2016 to 04/11/2020 |
| Rev Julian T Williams (ex-officio) | Foundation Body | 05/02/2000 |
| Mrs Patricia Caffyn | Foundation Body | 18/09/2017 to 17/09/2021 |
| Mrs Joanne Jearrad | Governing Body | 01/09/2017 |
| Mr Jason Mallen | Parent | 23/03/2016 to 22/03/2020 |
| Mrs Alison Edmundson | Parent | 06/04/2017 to 05/04/2021 |
| Mrs Vicky Dixon | Parent | 01/07/2017 to 30/06/2021 |
| Mrs Heidi Hinton | Parent | 01/07/2017 to 30/06/2021 |
| Mr Ivan Proctor | Local Authority | 22/05/2017 to 21/05/2021 |
| Mrs Amber Cole | Staff | 01/07/2017 to 30/06/2021 |
| Mrs Lindsay Manning | Clerk | 14/10/2010 |
Currently there are no governors that have declared current business and pecuniary interests.
The substantive Committees and membership for 2017/18 are:
Environmental & Resource Committee: (Jason Mallen (Chair), Alison Edmundson, Jacqueline Barker, Tricia Caffyn, & Joanne Jearrad)
Standards & Performance Committee: Patricia Wootten (Chair), David Clark, Amber Cole, Vicky Dixon, Heidi Hinton, Joanne Jearrad, Ivan Proctor & Christine Slater
Foundation Committee: (Julian Williams (Chair), Patricia Wootten, Tricia Caffyn & Joanne Jearrad)
In addition to the above committees the following committees and panels convene as and when business requires:
Pay and HR Committee: (Jacqueline Barker (Chair), Ivan Proctor & Julian Williams)
Pay Appeals: (Pool of non-staff governors)
Head’s Performance Review Panel: (Patricia Wootten, Christine Slater & Trician Caffyn)
Staff Dismissals Committee: (Julian Williams & Patricia Wootten)
Staff Dismissals Appeals Committee: (Pool of non-staff governors)
Pupil Disciplinary Committee: (Pool of non-staff/parent governors)
