The chair of the governing body is Mrs Liz Green.
You can contact the clerk by email at hheadon@lymmhigh.org.uk or telephone 01925 755458.
Foundation Governors:
Mrs Liz Green – Liz Green was elected as a parent governor in 2013, and is now a foundation governor. Liz was appointed chair of the governing body in 2019. Previously, Liz was a governor at Ravenbank Primary School for 10 years, serving as Chair of Governors there for 8 years. In 2013 Liz was designated a National Leader of Governance. She has 2 sons both of whom enjoyed their time at LHS; one is now a history teacher in Manchester, and the other pursuing a career in acting. She has lived in Lymm for 23 years. As a Speech and Language Therapist in Salford for 19 years, Liz led a variety of government funded projects and staff, supporting children in schools and training education personnel. She has since published several resource books for teachers and parents. Liz is Youth Overseer at her church in Manchester and also Non Executive Chair of a small software company. Apart from family life, Liz also enjoys singing in a local choir.
Email: liz.green@pennineholdings.co.uk Telephone: 01925 755058
Ms Rebecca Knowles – Elected as a parent governor in 2009, Rebecca is now a foundation governor and was recently re-appointed vice-chair of the governing body having held this position from 2012 until 2017. She is a former pupil of Lymm Grammar School and lives in Grappenhall. All of her children were educated at Lymm High School. She is a borough and parish councillor in Warrington and a non-practising solicitor. Her interest in school governance is longstanding; she has worked with other local schools since 1994 as a local authority and community representative. Her other activities and interests mainly centre around music, politics and culture.
Mrs Lauren Thomason – Lauren joined as a parent governor in January 2018 and was appointed as a foundation governor in September 2025. Lauren has over 10 years HR management experience at BAE Systems and a Masters CIPD qualification. This has been underlined by an additional 15+ years’ experience in other business functions within the engineering / defence sector. Lauren lives in Lymm with her husband (an ex Lymm High pupil) and her two children attended the school. Lauren has a love of travelling in warmer climes, is a keen amateur historian and regularly attends at The Box.
Parent Governors:
Mrs Toni Dalgleish – Toni joined as a parent governor in February 2026.
Mr James Mayers – Mark joined as a parent governor in December 2025.
Mr Mark Ransby – Mark joined as a parent governor in September 2024.
Mr Michael Rimmer – Mike joined as a parent governor in February 2026.
Mrs Laura Shaw – Laura became a parent governor in January 2022 after her son joined Year 7 in September. She is a solicitor with 20 years’ experience working in the construction and engineering sector, mostly in house. In her current role she is head of legal for the UK operations of a global engineering and maintenance contractor. Laura lives in Grappenhall with her husband and son and enjoys gardening and cooking, especially baking. In fact she proudly holds 2 showstopper baking titles from a previous work competition and the St Wilfrid’s Primary bake off challenge 2017! She has recently taught herself to crochet and is now busy making plenty of hats and scarves to keep her and her friends warm whilst spectating from the sidelines of a junior football pitch.
Ms Clare Somerfield – Clare joined as a parent governor in July 2023.
Mr Ralph Tucker – Ralph joined as a parent governor in September 2024.
Staff Governors:
Mr Ross Dobson – Ross became a staff governor in December 2019.
Ms Karen Hill – Karen became a staff governor in September 2025.
Community Governors:
Mrs Anne Cleminson – Anne joined the governing body as a Community Governor in March 2023.
Mrs Emma Hutchison – Emma joined the governing body as a Community Governor in December 2025.
Miss Debbie Owen – Debbie joined the governing body as a Community Governor in September 2024.
Miss Nicola Oyler – Nicki joined the governing body as a Community Governor in February 2026.
Academy Governor Appointed by the Academy Trust
Dr Kieran Walshe –Re-appointed as academy trust governor for term from August 2025 to September 2029. He was chair of the governing body from 2012 until 2019, and was a parent governor from 2005 to 2013. Kieran is a parent of four grown-up children, all of whom attended Lymm High School. He and his family have lived in Lymm since 2001, and he works as a professor in health services research at the University of Manchester. He is also a non-executive director of the Christie NHS Trust and chair of trustees of the Lymm Grammar School Trust, which is the school’s founding charity. He was a founding member of Lymm Runners and is a running coach, and his interests include ultramarathon running, and growing things on his allotment at Sowbrook.