Governance

St Catherine’s Catholic School is a standalone academy trust, a company limited by guarantee and a charitable trust.

Responsibility for the Academy and for the funds granted by Parliament for providing education in it, is entrusted to the Board of Trustees.

Trustees are also the Directors of the company and Governors.

The purpose of governance is to provide:

Strategic leadership
Accountability and assurance
Strategic Engagement

As the composition of the governing body at St Catherine’s is currently small, the majority of academy business is carried out by the full governing body. However, the following committees are in place and hold key responsibilities:

Finance and Resources with Audit, Risk and Compliance
Curriculum and Standards
Pay and Staffing
Admissions
Head Teachers Performance Review

Current Trustees/Directors/Governors

Members

Name	Appointed by	Appointment Date
Julian Waterfield	Members	22nd April 2025
Rosemary Gould	Members	01 Jan 2022
Congregation of La Sainte Union as a Corporate Member	Original (signatory) members	01 Dec 2011
Mark O’Shaughnessy	Members	01 Sept 2023

Governor Details

Name	Type of Governor	Roles	Committee	Term Starts	Term Ends
Mark O’Shaughnessy	Foundation Governor	Chair of Governors Safeguarding, Looked After Children and Pupil Premium, Whistleblowing	Curriculum and Standards Finance and Resources HT Performance Review Pay and Staffing	01 Sept 2023	31 Aug 2027
Nigel Mascarenhas	Foundation Governor	Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Curriculum and Standards, Health and Safety , Culture and PSHE	Curriculum and Standards Admissions	01 Oct 2020	30 Sep 2028
Nicola Thompson	Head Teacher		Finance and Resources Curriculum and Standards Admissions Pay and Staffing	01 Sep 2021
Carmel Britto	Parent Governor	Chair of Admissions, Curriculum & Assessment, Reading Early Intervention and SEND	Admissions Committee Curriculum and Standards Committee	16 Jan 2023	15 Jan 2027
Leah Myles Watson	Foundation Governor	RE / Catholic Life of the School	Finance and Resources Committee	25 June 2023	24 June 2027
Paula Andrea Sanchez	Parent Governor	Green & Sustainability	Curriculum and Standards Committee	02 Nov 2023	01 Nov 2027
Hannah Thomspon	Parent Governor		Chair of Finance and Resources, Finance and Careers add Finance and Resources	28 Jan 2025	27 Jan 2029
Doreen Cunningham	Foundation Governor		Curriculum and Standards Committee	01 October 2025	01 October 2029

Resignations in the Last 12 Months

Name	Type of Governor	Date
Lyn Bourne	Members	22 April 2025
David Hackett	Vice Chair of Governors	30 April 2025
Julie Allen	Member (LSU)	28 November 2025

The Clerk to Governors, Catriona Tuplin can be contacted via clerk@stccg.co.uk. Any communications for the Chair of Governors should be sent to her via the Clerk. Alternatively, you can write to her at the school. All communications will be treated with the strictest of confidence.

Please see attachments below for details of attendance at Governors’ meetings, Business & Pecuniary interests, Scheme of Delegation and Articles of Association.