St Mary's Catholic Primary School

The role of the school governors is to set strategic direction, to hold school leaders to account for improving performance – by acting as a critical friend – and to make sure money is well spent. As a voluntary aided, Roman Catholic school, our governing body is made up of:

• 7 Foundation Governors: appointed by the school’s founding body – the Diocese of Clifton
• 2 Parent Governors: elected parents of children at the school
• 1 Staff Governor: member of the school staff
• 1 LA Governor: appointed by the LA
• The Head Teacher
• 2 Associate Governors: members of the school community (appointed by the rest of the governing body) to contribute specifically on issues related to their particular area of expertise.

The full governing body meets approximately 4 times a year where the on-going business of committees, the governing body and the school are discussed, reported on and where decisions are taken by a majority vote. Most of the work of the governors is done at committee level. Our governor committees are:

• Finance and Infrastructure
• Mission and Ethos (part of the Full Governing Body meeting)
• Standards and Quality
• Personnel