Our Governors

Welcome to the Governors section of the School Website.

As of January 2018 St Mary's became a member of our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi-Academy Trust. The structure and committees of our Governing Body reflect the structure of the Trust Board. The school has two committees of the Trust Board which both meet termly - Resources and Teaching, Learning & Standards.

Contact us via the school by e-mail: admin@st-marys-ipswich.suffolk.sch.uk or in writing in an envelope addressed to a named Governor.

There are different types of Governors. Foundation Governors are appointed by the Bishop and are always in the majority in a Voluntary Aided school. Parent Governors are elected. Staff Governors represent the interests of the people employed by the school.

The Governing Body

Name of Governor

Type

Appointed by

Start of Term of Office

End of Term of Office

Extra Area of responsibility

Angela Bull (Chair)

Foundation

The Diocese

01/11/2022

31/05/2027

Quality of education

Staff workload & well being

Governance arrangements

Health & Safety

Admissions and Trust engagement

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Paul Phillips (Vice Chair)

Foundation

The Diocese

01/11/2019

31/10/2027

Personal Development

Quality of education

PSHE

RSHE
Pupil Premium & Equality of Opportunity

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Fr Jude Belnas

Foundation

The Diocese

01/12/2022

30/11/2026

Quality of education

Catholic Life

Prayer & Liturgy

Dr Eugene Ogbodo

Foundation

The Diocese

01/03/2022

28/02/2026

Quality of education

Science

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Collette Duhamel-Newton

Staff

Staff Nominated

01/09/2019

31/08/2026

Maureen Haaker

Parent

Parent Nominated

01/12/2023

01/12/2026

Quality of education

SEND

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Mark Coventry

Parent

Parent Nominated

01/12/2023

01/12/2026

Quality of education

Safeguarding & Prevent

EYFS

Maths

Policy oversight

Behaviours & Attitudes

Analysis of and response to pupils behaviour overtime.

Learning behaviours

Josephine Measham

Headteacher

Joanne Berry

Headteacher

Governors who have previously served in the past 12 months:

Name Date end of term of office

Jill Sandvig 31.08.2024

Kevin Reilly 31.12.2023

Associate Members:

No voting rights are currently held by the associate members.

Pecuniary Interests

A pecuniary interest is where a Governor or member of staff has a financial interest in a third party business that the school uses or may use it in the future which could conflict with the policies, procedures or ethos of the school.

Pecuniary interests are declared annually in the Autumn Term, and at any point during the year if changes occur.

Pecuniary interests declared for Autumn 2025 - Summer 2026

Paul Phillips has a nephew in Year 4.

Anglea Bull has a child in Year 3, and is Director of HR at Unity Schools partnership and Trustee of Essex & Suffolk Children’s University.

Mark Coventry has a child in Year 2.

Maureen Haaker has a child in Year 2.

Patricia Crabb is also St Mary's Preschool Business Manager

Joseph Hurd is also a Sports Teacher at St John's Primary School

Governors Attendance at Meetings

Governors have excellent attendance at all meetings. We have never cancelled a meeting because it was not “quorate” (the number of governors needed to ensure that legal decisions can be made).

Autumn 2025

Governor	Teaching, Learning and Standards 5.30 pm In School 07.10.2025	Resources 5.30 pm Microsoft Teams 03.12.2025
Jo Berry	Y	Y
Maureen Haaker	Y	Aps
Mark Coventry	Y	Y
Collette Duhamel-Newton	Y	Aps
Ross McGill	Y	Y
Angela Bull (Chair)	Y	Y
Paul Phillips	Y	Y
Father Jude Belnas	- Aps	Aps
Eugene Ogbodo	Aps (not sent)	Y
Clare Clarke	Y	- -
Mammuna Chaudhary - Trust Finance Officer	--	Y
Patricia Crabb (OM) Clerk	Y	Y