Governance
The governance of Bovington 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, David Herbert, 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 | |
| David Herbert – Regional CEO South Coast & South West | For duration of employment in this post |
| Parent Governors | |
| Vacancy – Parent Governor (Primary) | |
| Simon Browne – Parent Governor (Secondary) | 31/10/2023 |
| Co-opted Governors | |
| Lt Col Joby Rimmer Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 31/08/2026 |
| Padre Matt Dietz – Co-opted Community/Business Link Governor | 18/01/2027 |
| 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 |
| Mandy Lancy – Trust Safeguarding Lead, Regional CEO West London & South Central | For duration of employment in this post |
| Dr Jeffery Quaye OBE – National Director of Education and Standards | For duration of employment in this post |
| John Reece – Director of HR and Compliance | 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 |