Governance

The governing bodies of Voluntary Aided schools are a combination of appointed and elected members. The foundation governors are appointed by the school's Trustees, the Sisters of Mercy to preserve and develop the religious character of the school and to secure advancement of the Catholic religion and the advancement of education.

"Governors provide effective support for leaders. They have a clear vision for the school. They provide a well-defined direction for improvement and know the school well. Governors challenge leaders to develop further the quality of education for pupils and students". Ofsted 2022

Role of the governing body

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are in:

developing the strategic plan for the school;
determining aims, policies and priorities of the school;
setting statutory and non statutory targets;
monitoring and evaluating the work of the school;
the appointment of staff and ensuring the implementation of a range of personnel procedures;
the strategic management of the budget;
securing high levels of attendance and good standards of pupil behaviour;
ensuring that all children in the schools have access to a broad and balanced curriculum which is suitable to age, aptitude and ability, which prepares them for adult life;
ensuring the health and safety of pupils and staff.

Role of the Headteacher

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

Governing Board Membership 2022/23

Headteacher: Mrs T Hatton

Chair: Mr C Manning

Vice Chair: Mrs N Smith

Clerk to Governors: Mrs M Pritchard

Name	Category	Date Appointed/ Re-appointed	Appointed by	Term of Office
Mr Christopher Manning Roles: Chair of Governors and Chair of Curriculum Committee	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2020	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Laura Charlton	Co-opted Governor	2 February 2022	Governing Board	4 years
Mrs Ann Marie Dimeck	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2022	Trustees	4 years
Father Christopher Fallon	Foundation Governor	10 May 2022	Trustees	4 Years
Mrs Caroline Grieco	Staff Governor	20 Sep 2021	Staff Election	4 years
Mrs Tracy Hatton	HeadTeacher	4 January 2023
Mrs Karen Heath	Parent Governor	6 October 2021	Parent Election	4 Years
Mr Barry Judge	Authority Governor	7 Dec 2021	Governing Board	4 Years
Mr Tom Kelly	Parent Governor	22 Sep 2022	Parent Election	4 years
Miss Noreen McGinnity	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2021	Trustees	4 years
Ms Suzanne Mainwaring	Foundation Governor	1 Dec 2019	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Jo Pearson Role: Chair of Admissions Committee	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2021	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Judith Reese	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2020	Trustees	4 years
Mr James Richardson	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2021	Trustees	4 years
Mrs Noreen Smith Role: Chair of Finance and H&S Committee	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2021	Trustees	4 years
Mr Paul Symes	Foundation Governor	1 Oct 2021	Trustees	4 years
Mr Peter Williams	Foundation Governor	1 Sep 2022	Trustees	4 years
Vacancy	Co-opted Governor		Governing Board	4 years

Governors who have recently left the Governing Board

Name	Category	Date appt’d/re-appt’d	Appointed by	Date Left
Mr E Radcliffe	Co-opted Governor	1 Sept 2019	Governing Board	2 November 2022
Mr Anthony Devine	Authority Governor	4 Jun 2019	Governing Board	3 Aug 2021
Mr M Guyers	Co-opted Governor	1 Oct 2017	Governing Board	30 Sep 2021
Mrs J Brown	Parent Governor	17 June 2019	Parent Election	31 August 2022

Committees

Curriculum	Finance & H&S	Admissions	Staffing
Mr C Manning	Mrs N Smith	Mrs J Pearson	Mrs J Pearson
Mrs C Grieco	Mr J Richardson	Mr T Kelly	Mrs N Smith
Mr P Symes	Mr P Williams	Mr P Symes	Mr J Richardson
Mrs A M Dimeck	Mr P Symes	Mrs J Reese	Mr C Manning
Mr P Williams	Mrs L Charlton	Miss N McGinnity	Ms S Mainwaring
Miss N McGinnity	Vacancy	Mr B Judge
Mrs J Reese			Miss N McGinnity (sub-group)
Mrs K Heath			Mrs A M Dimeck (sub-group)
Mr B Judge			Mr P Williams (sub-group)
Mr T Kelly

Structure and Responsibilities of the Governing Board and Committees

Schools Financial Benchmarking Information

Number of school employees who have a gross salary of £100,000 or more	0

Register of business interests/school connections/other Governing roles

Name	Declared Details
Mrs A M Dimeck	Governor at Holy Rosary Primary
Ms S Mainwaring	Legal Advice Napthens LLP
Mrs L Charlton	Mrs Lawler (AHT) is married to Mrs Charlton's husband's cousin Cash for Kids - Local Charity
Mr T Kelly	Outdoor Education Provider

Record of Attendance 2022/23

Name	Scheduled Meetings	Meetings Attended	Apologies Accepted	Absent
Mr Cristopher Manning	5	5
Mrs Laura Charlton	4	1	3
Mrs Ann Marie Dimeck	4	4
Rev Canon Chris Fallon	2	1		1
Mrs Caroline Grieco	4	4
Mrs Tracy Hatton	4	4
Mrs Karen Heath	4	4
Mr Barry Judge	5	3	2
Mr Tom Kelly	5	4	1
Ms Suzanne Mainwaring	3	2	1
Miss Noreen McGinnity	5	5
Mrs Jo Pearson	4	2	2
Mr Edward Ratcliffe	1		1
Mrs Judith Reece	5	4	1
Mr James Richardson	5	4
Mrs Noreen Smith	5	5
Mr Paul Symes	7	3	4
Mr Edward Varey	4	4
Mr Peter Williams	6	5	1

Record of Attendance 2021/22

Name	Scheduled Meetings	Meetings Attended	Apologies Accepted	Absent
Mr C Manning	8	8
Mrs J Brown	7	4	3
Mrs L Charlton	4	4
Mrs A M Dimeck	6	5	1
Mrs C Grieco	2	2
Rev Canon Fallon	6	6
Mrs Karen Heath	5	4	1
Mr B Judge	5	5
Mr J Mangan	12	12
Ms S Mainwaring	6	4	2
Miss N McGinnity	7	7
Mrs J Pearson	7	6	1
Mr E Ratcliffe	7	0	7
Mrs J Reese	7	6	1
Mr J Richardson	9	6	3
Mrs N Smith	9	9
Mr P Symes	10	4	6
Mr P Williams	9	7	2

*The Chair of Governors can be contacted through the Clerk to Governors- Mrs M Pritchard via the school contact details.