St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGovernors
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:
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ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
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hold the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
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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
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Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term of Office (no. of years & end date) |
Committee membership |
Responsibilities |
Voting Rights (if Associate Member) |
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Liz Holford |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
17.09.24 |
Admissions |
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Richard Cunningham |
Head Teacher |
GB |
n/a |
|
Admissions |
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|
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Tonya Freeman |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
31.08.27 |
Admissions |
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|
|
Niall Lawless |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
30.06.29 |
Pay Committee |
|
|
|
Fr James Lewis |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
31.12.28 |
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Jodie Swaine |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
27.03.29 |
HT PM |
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|
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Vacancy |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
|
HT PM |
|
|
|
Mike Williams |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
20.10.26 |
Admissions |
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|
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Nigel Dougherty |
LA |
GB |
4 |
13.09.27 |
Pay Committee |
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|
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Andrew Gorman |
Parent |
Parent Election |
4 |
29.10.27 |
Pay Committee |
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|
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Sara Bolton |
Parent |
Parent Election |
4 |
05.05.29 |
HT PM |
|
|
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Nina Pearson |
Staff |
Staff Election |
4 |
21.04.29 |
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Alison Isaac |
Clerk |
|
n/a |
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Departed Governors (within last 12 months)
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Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term of Office (no. of years & end date) |
Date Left |
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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 2025/26 – St Peters Waterlooville
Governors in italics are those who have left the GB in the last 12 months
|
Name |
Interests Declared Including:
|
Nature of Business |
Nature of Interest e.g. Position |
Date of Appointment or Acquisition |
Date of Cessation of Interest |
Date of Entry |
|
Sara Bolton |
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|
|
02/09/2025 |
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Richard Cunningham |
Employed at school |
School |
Employee |
01/04/2017 |
|
02/09/2025 |
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Nigel Dougherty |
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|
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01/09/2025 |
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Tonya Freeman |
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|
|
|
|
06/10/2025 |
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Andrew Gorman |
Employed at Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College |
Academy |
Employee |
25/05/2020 |
|
03/09/2025 |
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Liz Holford |
Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust |
Academy |
Director |
23/09/2022 |
|
07/09/2025 |
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Niall Lawless |
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04/09/2025 |
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Fr James Lewis |
|
|
|
|
|
11/09/2025 |
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Nina Pearson |
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|
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|
|
09/09/2025 |
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Jodie Swaine |
|
|
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|
|
16/10/2025 |
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Mike Williams |
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|
|
11/09/2025 |
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Alison Isaac |
Governor Services – LA Clerk |
HCC Gov. Svcs |
Clerk |
18/03/2011 |
|
02/09/2025 |
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Fr Jeremy Garratt |
Oaklands Catholic School |
School |
Governor |
02/09/2019 |
Left GB 31/12/24 |
18/10/2024 |
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Edith Stein Catholic Academy Trust |
Academy |
Director |
23/09/2022 |
|
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Amy Daley |
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|
|
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Left GB 21/04/25 |
05/09/2024 |
Governor Attendance 2024-25
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|
Full Governing Body |
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|
Name |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number of Meetings attended |
Attendance rate (%) |
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Sara Bolton |
3 |
3 |
100% |
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Richard Cunningham |
11 |
11 |
100% |
|
Amy Daley |
7 |
4 |
57% |
|
Nigel Dougherty |
11 |
8 |
73% |
|
Tonya Freeman |
11 |
11 |
100% |
|
Father Jeremy Garratt |
4 |
2 |
50% |
|
Andrew Gorman |
11 |
9 |
82% |
|
Liz Holford |
11 |
10 |
91% |
|
Niall Lawless |
1 |
1 |
100% |
|
Father James Lewis |
7 |
4 |
57% |
|
Nina Pearson |
4 |
4 |
100% |
|
Jodie Swaine |
11 |
10 |
91% |
|
Mike Williams |
11 |
9 |
82% |
