The Governing Body of the School is the Council: it is responsible for the overall determination of strategy and its members are company directors of the School. It is comprised of lay, academic and student members, elected under the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Council are the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Court of Governors. The roles of the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Court of Governors are separated from the role of the School's Chief Executive, the Director.
The Council meets three times per term. There are a number of committees of the Council which are formally constituted with terms of reference. The principal Council committee is the Finance and General Purposes Committee, which advises about financial matters, scrutinises the Strategic Plan, and is responsible for risk assessment.
