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Governors

Welcome to the Governors’ section of St. Peter’s Catholic Primary school website.

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools as well having responsibility to appoint the Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher. The Governing Body has three core responsibilities which are to:

  • ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

  • hold the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff

  • oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

In addition to this, the Governing Body also plays a significant role in helping to develop and maintain the Catholic character of our school. 

Our Governing Body, which is made up of 7 Foundation Governors (appointed by the Bishop), the Head Teacher, a Staff Governor, 2 Parent Governors and a Local Authority Governor and meets every month to help the school fulfil its Mission. Governors do this by getting to know the school, reviewing policies, regulating admissions, planning building work and reading reports and undertaking monitoring visits to ensure that the school is meeting the needs of all children. Governors can be contacted via the school office.

Liz Holford

Chair of Governors

Contact: Liz Holford c/o St Peter's School Office, Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7BP

For information regarding the membership of our Governing Body and details of individual governor responsibilities please see the chart below:

Governors’ Details

 

Name

Category

Appointed by

Term of Office

(no. of years & end date)

Committee membership

Responsibilities

Voting Rights

(if Associate Member)

Liz Holford

Foundation

Diocese

4

17.09.24

Admissions

  • Chair of Governors
  • SIP Link Governor (Leadership & Management)
  • Safeguarding and SCR Link Governor
  • SEN Link Governor
  • Maths and Literacy Link Governor
  • Admissions

 

Richard Cunningham

Head Teacher

GB

n/a

 

Admissions

  • Admissions

 

Tonya Freeman

Foundation

Diocese

4

31.08.27

Admissions

  • Vice Chair of Governors
  • Chair of Admissions
  • SIP Link Governor (Quality of Education)
  • Science and Computing Link Governor
  • Pupil Premium Link Governor

 

Fr James Lewis

Foundation

Diocese

4

31.12.28

  • RE Link Governor

Vacancy

Foundation

Diocese

4

 

 

  • MFL Link Governor

 

Jodie Swaine

Foundation

Diocese

4

27.03.29

HT PM

  • EYFS Link Governor
  • HT Performance Management Panel
  • Staff Health and Wellbeing Link Governor
  • SIP Link Governor (EYFS)

 

Vacancy

Foundation

Diocese

4

 

HT PM

  • Music Link Governor
  • Art & DT Link Governor
  • HT Performance Management Panel

 

Mike Williams

Foundation

Diocese

4

20.10.26

Admissions

  • History Link Governor
  • SIP Link Governor (Personal Development)
  • Admissions

 

Nigel Dougherty

LA

GB

4

13.09.27

Pay Committee

  • Finance Link Governor
  • Pay Committee

 

Andrew Gorman

Parent

Parent Election

4

29.10.27

Pay Committee

  • Pay Committee
  • Behaviour and Attitudes Link Governor, incl. LSA / MDLS
  • SIP Link Governor (Behaviour and Attitudes)
  • Health and Safety

 

Sara Bolton

Parent

Parent Election

4

05.05.29

HT PM

  • Geography Link Governor
  • PE Link Governor
  • HT Performance Management Panel

 

Nina Pearson

Staff

Staff Election

4

21.04.29

  • DTG
  • Forum Representative
  • Training

 

Alison Isaac

Clerk

 

n/a

 

 

 

 

Departed Governors (within last 12 months)

Name

Category

Appointed by

Term of Office

(no. of years & end date)

Date Left

Ric Shawl

Parent

Parent Election

4

14.10.23

14.10.23

Daisy Honeywell

Staff

Staff Election

4

12.10.25

18.01.24

Artur Torres de Melo

Foundation

GB

4

24.11.26

15.05.24

Liz Zinyemba

Parent

Parent Election

4

14.09.26

09.07.24

Fr Jeremy Garratt

Foundation

Diocese

4

20.10.27

31.12.24

Amy Daley

Staff

Staff Election

4

17.03.28

21.04.25

 

Pecuniary interests of our Governing Body

Pecuniary Interests Register 2024/25 – St Peters Waterlooville

Governors in italics are those who have left the GB in the last 12 months 

Name

Interests Declared

  • Including:
  • Governor elsewhere (incl. school name)
  • Related / married to member of staff (incl. staff name)
  • Employed at school

Nature of Business

Nature of Interest

e.g. Position

Date of Appointment or Acquisition

Date of Cessation of Interest

Date of Entry

Sara Bolton

 

 

 

 

 

05/06/2025

Richard Cunningham

Employed at school

School

Employee

01/04/2017

 

12/09/2024

Nigel Dougherty

 

 

 

 

 

03/09/2024

Tonya Freeman

 

 

 

 

 

12/09/2024

Fr Jeremy Garratt

Oaklands Catholic School

School

Governor

02/09/2019

 

18/10/2024

 

Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust

Academy

Director

23/09/2022

 

 

Andrew Gorman

Employed at Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form Collete

Academy

Employee

02/09/2019

 

12/09/2024

Liz Holford

Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust

Academy

Director

23/09/2022

 

05/09/2024

 

Woodlea Primary School

School

 

Interim Executive Board – Governor

01/03/2023

 

 

Fr James Lewis

 

 

 

 

 

03/01/2025

Nina Pearson

 

 

 

 

 

07/05/2025

Jodie Swaine

 

 

 

 

 

03/09/2024

Mike Williams

 

 

 

 

 

09/09/2024

Alison Isaac

Governor Services – LA Clerk

HCC Gov. Svcs

Clerk

18/03/2011

 

18/10/2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ric Shawl

 

 

 

 

Left GB 14/10/23

15/09/2022

Daisy Honeywell

Class Teacher

School

School

01/09/2016

Left GB 18/01/24

07/12/2023

Artur Torres de Melo

Related to staff member at school

School

Lunchtime Assistant

15/07/2022

Left GB 15/05/24

09/11/2023

Liz Zinyemba

 

 

 

 

Left GB 09/07/24

09/12/2023

Fr Jeremy Garratt

Oaklands Catholic School

School

Governor

02/09/2019

Left GB 31/12/24

18/10/2024

 

Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust

Academy

Director

23/09/2022

 

 

Amy Daley

 

 

 

 

Left GB 21/04/25

05/09/2024

 

Governor Attendance 2023-24

 

Full Governing Body

Name

Number of meetings the governor should have attended

Number of Meetings attended

Attendance rate           (%)

Richard Cunningham

11

10

91%

Amy Daley

5

5

100%

Nigel Dougherty

11

7

64%

Tonya Freeman

11

8

73%

Father Jeremy Garratt

11

6

55%

Andrew Gorman

9

7

78%

Liz Holford

11

11

100%

Daisy Honeywell

5

5

100%

Ric Shawl

2

1

50%

Jodie Swaine

11

7

64%

Artur Torres de Melo

8

6

75%

Mike Williams

11

5

46%

Liz Zinyemba

10

7

70%