The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Voluntary aided schools

19.—(1) The governing body of a voluntary aided school must consist of the following—

(a) the head teacher, unless he or she resigns the position in accordance with regulation 26(1),

(b) governors of each of the categories specified in the first column of the table below in the numbers specified in whichever of the other columns relates to the school, and

(c) such number of foundation governors as will lead to their outnumbering the other governors mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b)—

(i) by three, in the case of a school to which the second column applies, or

(ii) by two, in the case of any other school.

TABLE

Category of governor	Secondary school-normal basis	Secondary school-option if less than 600 registered pupils	Primary school-normal basis	Primary school-option if less than 100 registered pupils
Parent Governors	3	2	1 or 2	1
LEA governors	2	1	1 or 2	1
Teacher Governors	2	2	1	1
Staff governors	1	1	1	1 or 0

(2) The option of having a smaller governing body constituted in accordance with the third or fifth column is available—

(a) in the case of a secondary school, where the school has less than 600 registered pupils, and

(b) in the case of a primary school, where the school has less than 100 registered pupils.

(3) As regards the alternatives specified in the fourth column, the governing body of a primary school to which that column applies must be constituted in such a way as to reflect either both of the first alternatives or both of the second alternatives.

(4) The foundation governors required by sub-paragraph (1)(c) must include—

(a) at least three governors who at the time of their appointment are parents of registered pupils at the school, in the case of a school to which the second column applies, or

(b) at least two such governors in the case of any other school.