St Mary's Catholic Primary School - Ysgol Gynradd Gatholig y Santes Fair

Our Governors

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. They appoint the headteacher and are involved in the appointment of other staff. They hold the responsibility for finance in schools and work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.

 Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.

 The role of the governing body is a strategic one. Its key functions are to:

  •  Set the aims and objectives for the school
  • set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
  • set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
  • monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
  • be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher. 

 

The headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.

 

Our governing body contains committees, each of which is responsible for a different area of school. The committee membership and responsibilities of our governors is shown below.

Role Name Committees Responsibilities Term of office ends
Headteacher Paul Phillips

Buildings, Health and Safety

Curriculum

Finance and Personnel

 

n/a
Foundation Philip Leddy (Chair of Governors)

Appeals

Buildings, Health and Safety

Curriculum

Finance and Personnel

Attendance

Educational Visits (Evolve)

Aug 2025
Foundation Canon Adrian Wilcock

Admissions

Appeals

Curriculum

PSHE

RE

Aug 2025
Foundation Clare Hansen

Buildings, Health and Safety (Chair)

Curriculum

Finance and Personnel


Equal Opportunities

Aug 2025
Foundation Ian Evans

Buildings, Health and Safety

Finance and Personnel (Chair)

 

Aug 2025
Foundation Mike Leonard

Buildings, Health and Safety

Finance and Personnel

Aug 2025
Foundation Carol Royston-Tonks Aug 2027
Foundation Jane Taylor Curriculum (Chair) Aug 2025
Teacher Leanne Davies

Buildings, Health and Safety

 Digital

May 2027
Staff Donna Williams

Buildings, Health and Safety

 

 

May 2024
Parent Rebecca Ellis

Finance and Personnel

Curriculum

Safeguarding

ALN

Aug 2026
LEA Judith Garner Curriculum
Finance and Personnel

 

Aug 2025
Community vacancy
Clerk Carol Sheane