Our Governors

St Mary's RC Primary School Governing Body reconstituted on 1st January 2015.

The Governing Body is comprised of 12 Governors: 7 Foundation Catholic Governors (appointed by the Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark), 2 elected Parent Governors, 1 elected Staff Governor, 1 Local Authority Governor, plus 2 associate members and the Headteacher.

St Mary's School Governing Body has established a range of Governors Committees to assist it in its work. The full Governing Body and the main Committees meet at least three times a year.

Every child at the school matters to every Governor. We want each one to flourish and to grow so that they are be well prepared for the next stage of their life. We focus on standards and school improvement.

The Governing Body's three core strategies are:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure its money is well spent
Governors are also responsible for ensuring that the School meets statutory requirements with regard to safeguarding children, health and safety, the curriculum and finance.

Link Governors carry out visits to the School to meet with staff and students, work with the Senior Leadership Team and members of staff who undertake lead roles in curriculum development. They undertake activities to evaluate the progress being made against key targets in the School Development Plan.

Our Governors

Name	Type	Term Starts	Term Ends
Lynette Murphey O'Dwyer	Foundation Governor / Chair	01/09/2022	31/08/2026
Phil Stokes	Foundation Governor / Vice Chair	02/12/2022	01/12/2025
Father Casper Mukabva	Foundation Governor	06/12/2020	07/12/2024
Marie Jessel	Associate Member	01/09/2022	31/08/2026
Christopher Lo	Foundation Governor	08/02/2022	07/02/2026
Elizabeth Sinclair	Foundation Governor	07/08/2021	06/08/2025
Michele Reilly	Foundation Governor	01/09/2022	31/08/2026
Duncan Adams	LA Governor	20/09/2023	19/09/2027
Daniel Rodger	Elected Staff Governor	31/08/2020	30/08/2024
Mary Mc Gowan	Foundation Governor / Vice Chair	24/08/2023	23/08/2027
Riccardo Risorto	Parent Governor	01/09/2022	31/08/2026
Nathan Collins	Parent Governor	01/09/2022	31/08/2026
Naiomi Tamakloe	Associate Member	01/06/2021	31/08/2025
Rachel Duncan	Associate Member	01/09/2022	31/08/2024
Joshua Levenson	Executive Headteacher - Ex Officio	01/09/2023	31/08/2024
Kelly Doody	Head of School - Associate Member	01/09/2023	31/08/2024

Please note:

Frequency of committee meetings: * The Committee’s marked with * meet each term and dates are circulated in advance by the Clerk for agreement by each committee. The Admission Committee meets annually in March 2023 and also meets as required to consider in year applications. All other committees only meet if required to consider the specific business of the committee.

Election of Committee Chairs: The Chair of each committee will be elected by the committee membership for the 2022/2023 academic year at the first meeting of the committee in the Autumn Term 2022.