Welcome to our Governors’ section.

 
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Governors work in partnership with the Headteacher and staff to promote high standards of educational achievement and to drive the strategic direction of the school. The Governing Body is made up of parent, staff, community and local authority representatives. We welcome feedback from parents so if you have any comments, if you wish to know more or if you are interested in becoming a governor in the future, please contact the school.

The Governing Body meets regularly to review the activities of the school and to consult and decide on its future direction. The Governing Body's responsibilities include:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

(Governance Handbook, October 2020)

In addition to the full Governing Body meetings the Governing Body delegates certain responsibilities and more detailed discussion to its three committees:

• Curriculum and Ethos 
• Inclusion
• Resources
• Premises

There are two further committees that meet once per year:

• Pay Committee
• Admissions Committee

The responsibilities of each committee are set out in the Terms of Reference which are available on request.

Governing Body meetings are usually held in the evening. Governors regularly attend training sessions and seminars to keep up to date with changes in schools and the wider education sector. They also meet with the Headteacher, other members of staff and pupils to find out how the school is progressing towards its targets.

Minutes of the Governing Body meetings are in the school office and paper copies can be made available on request. 

Membership of the school's current Governing Body is set out below:

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Appointed by	Committees served and voting rights for Associate members	Start and end of  term of office	Declarations of interest	Attendance in 2024-25
Mrs Sarah Norville	Headteacher	Governing Board	Curriculum and Ethos  Inclusion Resources Premises Pay  Admissions	Headteacher from 1 September 2025	None	n/a
Ms Sharna Quirke (Chair of Governors)	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Resources Inclusion (Chair) Pay (SEND Link Governor)	15 October 2021 to 14 November 2025	None	8/9
Mr Patrick Brien (Vice Chair of Governors)	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Resources (Chair) Pay	31 May 2022 to 30 May 2026	None	5/6
Mrs Tanya Bastian	Staff	Staff of the school	Curriculum and Ethos  Inclusion	2 October 2023 to 1 October 2026	None	9/9
Mr Peter Brown	Associate Member	Governing Body	Premises (Chair) (Health and Safety Link Governor)	9 December 2024 to 8 December 2025	None	2/3
Deacon Julian Burling	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Curriculum and Ethos  (RE Link Governor)	1 June 2023 to 31 May 2027	None	5/5
Ms Claire Copeland	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Curriculum and Ethos Admissions (Safeguarding Link Governor)	1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028	None	n/a
Mr Tristan Eley	Parent	Parents and carers at the school	Premises (GDPR and Online Safety Link Governor)	28 March 2025 to 27 March 2029	None	0/0
Mrs Magdalena Fernandes	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Curriculum and Ethos (Chair)	15 September 2021 to 14 September 2025	None	3/5
Ms Mel Giltrow	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Inclusion (Pupil Premium Link Governor)	18 March 2025 to 17 March 2029	None	6/6
Mr David Hurst	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Resources Admissions	17 February 2020 to 16 February 2024	None	4/6
Ms Yuri Kim	Parent	Parents and carers at the school	Inclusion	17 November 2022 to 16 November 2026	None	4/6
Mrs Faye McGillian	Clerk	Governing Board		In post since July 2015	Clerk at Ursuline High, Wimbledon
Stepped down in last 12 months:
Ms Blon Byrne (Safeguarding Link Governor)	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	Safeguarding, Community, Ethos and Admissions Resources Safeguarding and Web Filtering Governor	Resigned 14 February 2025
Mr Mark Cheetham (Health and Safety Link Governor)	Associate (from 1 September 2017) - previously LA governor	Governing Board	Resources	Resigned 4 July 2025
Ms Nicola Edwards (SEND Link Governor)	Parent (elected)	Parents and carers at the school	Achievement and Curriculum	Resigned 28 January 2025
Ms Alicia Henry	Associate Member	Governing Body	Safeguarding, Community, Ethos and Admissions	Resigned 9 December 2024
Dr Jonathan Roberts (Early Years Link Governor)	Local Authority (from 1 September 2017) previously Associate Member from 14 April 2016	London Borough of Merton	Achievement and Curriculum Resources	Resigned 14 February 2025