Governance
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:
- Achievement and Curriculum
- Safeguarding, Community, Ethos and Admissions
- Resources
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 Head Teacher, 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 Lorraine Dolan-Walsh | Headteacher | Governing Board |
|
Headteacher from 7 January 2019 |
None | 13/13 |
|
Ms Sharna Quirke Chair of Governors |
Foundation | Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
15 October 2021 to 14 November 2025 | None | 8/9 |
|
Mr Patrick Brien Vice Chair of Governors |
Foundation | Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
31 May 2022 to 30 May 2026 | None | 5/6 |
| Mrs Tanya Bastian | Staff | Staff of the school |
|
2 October 2023 to 1 October 2022 | None | 9/9 |
| Deacon Julian Burling | Foundation | Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
1 June 2023 to 31 May 2027 | None | 5/5 |
| Mr Tristan Eley | Parent | Parents and carers at the school | TBC | 28 March 2025 to 27 March 2029 | None | 0/0 |
| Mrs Magdalena Fernandes | Foundation |
Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
15 September 2021 to 14 September 2025 | None | 3/5 |
| Ms Mel Giltrow | Foundation | Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
18 March 2025 to 17 March 2029 | None | 6/6 |
| Mr David Hurst | Foundation |
Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
17 February 2020 to 16 February 2024 | None | 4/6 |
| Ms Yuri Kim | Parent | Parents and carers at the school |
|
17 November 2022 to 16 November 2026 | None | 4/6 |
| VACANCY | Foundation | Archdiocese of Southwark | ||||
| Mr Peter Brown | Associate Member | Governing Body |
|
9 December 2024 to 8 December 2025 | None | 2/3 |
| Mr Mark Cheetham | Associate Member | Governing Body |
|
27 September 2024 to 26 September 2025 | Mark's wife provides OT advice to the school. | 5/7 |
| 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 and Web Filtering Governor |
Resigned 14 February 2025 | ||
| Mr Mark Graham-Ozanne (Ethos Link Governor) | Foundation |
Archdiocese of Southwark |
|
Resigned 4 July 2024 | ||
| Mr Daniel Berrevoets (Health and Safety Link Governor) | Associate (from 1 September 2017) - previously LA governor | Governing Board |
|
Resigned 4 July 2024 | ||
|
Ms Nicola Edwards (SEND Link Governor) |
Parent (elected) | Parents and carers at the school |
|
Resigned 28 January 2025 | ||
| Ms Alicia Henry | Associate Member | Governing Body |
|
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 |
|
Resigned 14 February 2025 | ||