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Governors

St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School Local Governing Committee

Membership & Declarations of Interest 2026-2027

Name

Governor type

Term of office

(4 years unless

stated otherwise)

Roles within the LGC & Committee Membership

Declarations on register of business & pecuniary interest

Dave Andersen

Parent Governor

Elected by Parents

06/11/2023 –

05/11/2027

Inclusion Joint Lead

Finance (Governors’ Fund Treasurer)

Finance Working Group

Nothing to declare

Chris Gaines

(Chair)

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

12/01/ 2023 -

11/01/ 2027

Chair of LGC

Wellbeing Lead

Finance Working Group

HT Performance Review

Spouse is teacher training in another Trust school; CCO of a Health and Social Care Charity; Director of a Consultancy Company

Fr David Murphy

Associate Member

Appointed by LGC

17/09/2025

16/09/2029

 

Parish Priest

Ben Santamaria

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

22/09/2024 -

21/09/2028

Compliance & Risk Lead

Admissions Committee & Appeals Lead

Nothing to declare

Cecil Wilson

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

24/02/2026 –

23/02/2030

Catholic Ethos Lead

Nothing to declare

Gemma Willcox

Head of School

01/09/2025 -

Ex-officio

Entitled to attend all/any committees

School employee

We would like to thank Governors who are no longer serving and who have left in the last 12 months

Name

Governor Type

Term of Office (4 years)

Roles within the LGC & Committee Membership

Declarations on register of business & pecuniary interest

Oscar Richards

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

26/07/2022 -

25/07/2026

End of term

Safeguarding Lead

Nothing to declare

Maureen Fernandes

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

17/04/2023 -

16/04/2027

Stepped down 08/07/2026

Education Joint Lead

Nothing to declare

Gordon Shaw

(Vice Chair)

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

(previously a parent governor)

 

06/11/2023 –

05/11/2027

Stepped down 08/07/2026

Vice Chair of LGC; Finance Lead

Finance Working Group Admissions / Appeals Cttee member

Nothing to declare

Graeme McLaren

Parent

Elected by Parents

20/10/2022 -

19/10/2026

Stepped down 08/07/2026

Education Joint Lead

Partner is employed at the school

Kathy Stokes

Staff Governor

13/11/2024 -

12/11/2025

(first appointed 2012)

Safeguarding and Pupil Premium

School employee

Fr Con Foley

Foundation

Bishop Appointed

01/09/2021 -

31/08/2025

End of term

Catholic Ethos Joint Lead

Nothing to declare

Updated August 2026

 

The governors of St Charles Borromeo believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people. The governors collect data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender and ethnicity and use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.

Due to our relatively small governing body we do not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

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