 This gave the school specific rights and responsibilities which differed from those of non-aided schools.In particular, the school staff were appointed and employed by the governors rather than the LEA, with just over half of the governors themselves appointed by the Church of England Diocesan Board of Education and Dodworth Parochial Church Council.However, on 1 January 2014 the school converted to academy status while still under the administration of the Church of England.