The Governing Body of St Marylebone CofE School

The governing body meets regularly and works closely with the headteacher and the staff to decide the school's aims and policies and to oversee the efficient running of the school.
The governors work in partnership with the London Diocesan Board for Schools and Westminster Council and have particular responsibility for:

  • Setting aims and planning for the future of the school
  • Agreeing targets to raise standards of achievement
  • Ensuring the curriculum for the school promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of the pupils
  • Managing the school budget by providing the head teacher with guidance, setting priorities and budget monitoring
  • Staffing issues, including appointing the head teacher and other staff and determining salaries
  • Deciding the school's policies on issues including admission
  • Making sure all pupils have equal opportunities within the school and providing for pupils with special educational needs
  • Ensuring there is a high standard of maintenance of the school's premises
  • Dealing with complaints about the school
  • Raising funds through the annual voluntary maintenance contributions from parents

There are twenty three places on the governing body which include foundation governors, elected parent governors, staff governors, and local authority governors (see below for a full list). In addition to the six meetings of the full governing body each academic year, there are also regular meetings of the three main committees:

  • Staffing and Management
  • Curriculum and Pupils
  • Finance and Premises

If you have any queries about the work of the governors or wish to raise an issue with the governing body, please contact Catherine Jackson, the Clerk to the Governors, via clerkstm@yahoo.co.uk. You can also contact any of the elected parent governors via the school office.

Margaret Mountford
Chairman of Governors

Foundation Governors

The Rector
To be appointed

Bishop’s Representative
Ms Marilyn Richardson

Area Dean’s Representative
To be appointed

LDBS Representatives
Mrs Julia Burrows
Professor Lisa Jardine (Chair of Curriculum and Pupils Committee)
Mrs Margaret Mountford (Chairman)

Deanery Synod Representatives
Ms Diane Beecham (Hon Treasurer)
Ms Ros Canning

PCC Representatives
Mrs Jo Sumpter
The Revd Paul Thomas

Trustees’ Representative
Mrs Judith Wright (Chair of Staffing and Management Committee)

Parent Representative
Mr Andrew Jackson


Representative Governors

Westminster City Council Representatives
To be Appointed
Ms Liza Macdonald

Teacher Representatives
Ms Kat Pugh
Mr Kell Blyth

Support Staff Representative
Mr Peter Goh

Elected Parent Representatives
Mrs Sarah Hume (sarah.buttleman@homecall.co.uk)
Ms Caroline Lasko (carolinelasko@aol.com)
Mr Simon Mellor (Chair of Finance and Premises Committee)

Business, Industry & HE Representative
Ms Sally Spencer)

Co-opted representative
Mr Peter Day

Headteacher
Mrs Elizabeth Phillips OBE

Clerk to the Governors
Mrs Catherine Jackson (clerkstm@yahoo.co.uk)