The governance of Magna Academy is undertaken through the governance framework of the Aspirations Academies Trust. Local governance is through Aspirations’ South Coast Regional Board and therefore the Chair of the Regional Board, David Herbert, is the Academy’s Chair of Governors.
The members of the South Coast Regional Board are:
| Name/Details | Term of office (end date) |
| Chair | |
| David Herbert – Regional CEO South Coast & South West | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| Vacancy – Parent Governor (Primary) | |
| Donna Hollingworth – Parent Governor (Secondary) | 23/01/2027 |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| John Green – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 23/01/2027 |
| Vacancy – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | |
| Trustee Link Governor | |
| Mark Brocklehurst | 19/03/2028 |
| 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 |
| Mandy Lancy – Academy Improvement Director for Ocean Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Natasha Ullah – Academy Improvement Director for Magna Academy and Livingstone Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Aine Linney – Academy Improvement Director for Jewell Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Regional Principals/Heads of School | |
| Alex Waddington – Principal, Jewell Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Loren Tharme – Principal, Livingstone Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Phil Midworth – Principal, Magna Academy | For duration of employment in this post |
| Colleen Duggan – Principal, Ocean 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/
Annual reports and accounts for all Aspirations academies are available here:
https://www.aspirationsacademies.org/about-us/policies-and-legal-information/
In addition to the formal governance framework, the academy runs a Parent Forum to promote strong links with parents, carers 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 Board.