Meet the Governors

Chair of Governors:                     Mr G Prendergast
Vice Chair:                                    Mrs M Castellain

Foundation Governors:               Mr E Barlow
                                                       Mrs M Castellain
                                                       Mrs M Hayes

                                                       Mr G Prendergast

                                                       Mrs J Cook

                                                       Vacancy

                                                       Vacancy 

                                                                                                                                    
Local Authority Governor:           Mrs J Lewis

Parent Governor :                        Mr S Bold

                                                        


Staff Governors:                           Mr M Murphy (Headteacher)
                                                       Miss G Fearon               

Clerk to the Governors:               Mrs S Middlehurst

 

St William of York School Governing Body 2025/26

Name

Category

Date Appointed

Appointed by

Term of Office

Roles & Committees

Business or Financial Interests

Other interests

Mr Martin Murphy

Headteacher

1.9.2010

Governing Body

N/A

Headteacher, all committees.

None

None

Mr Glynn Prendergast

Foundation

14.11.2024

Archdiocese

4 years

Chair of Governors,

Admissions (Chair), Pay Review

None

None

Mrs Monica Castellain 

Foundation 1.9.2024 Archdiocese 4 years Vice Chair of Governors, Personnel (Chair), Pay Appeals (Chair) None Office Manager at Valewood Primary School

Mrs Margaret Hayes

Foundation

1.9.2024

Archdiocese

4 years

Personnel Appeal (Chair), Pay Appeals,Admissions

None

None

Mr Ed Barlow

Foundation

 

Archdiocese

4 years

 Personnel, Pay Review. Pupil Discipline

None

None

Mrs Grainne Fearon

Staff

 

Staff Election

4 years

 

None

None

 Mrs. Joan Cook

 

 Foundation   4.11.2024  Archdiocese  4 years    None   None

Mr Steven Bold

Parent

18.11.25

Parent Election

4 years

 

None

None

Ms Joanne

Lewis

LA 10.6.23 LA 4 years      
               

Committees

 

Admissions

Personnel

Pay Review

Chair

Mr Glynn Prendergast

Chair

Mrs Monica Castellain

Chair

Mr Glynn Prendergast

Mr Martin Murphy

Mr Ed Barlow

Mr Ed Barlow

Mrs M Hayes

Mr Glynn Prendergast

 

 

Register of Interests

None declared  
   

Record of Attendance 2024/2025

Name

Scheduled Meetings

Meetings attended

Apologies Accepted

Absent

Mr Martin Murphy

11 10 1 0

Mrs Monica Castellain

9 6 3 0

Mrs Glynn Prendergast

11 11 0 0

Mrs Margaret Hayes

 

9 5 4 0

  Ms Joanne Lewis

 

2 2 0 0

  Miss Grainne Fearon

 

7 7 0 0

  Mr Ed Barlow

 

10 9 1 0

  

Mrs Joan Cook

 

11 9 2 0

  

 

       

 

       

 

Files to Download

St William of York
Catholic Primary School

St William Road Thornton L23 9XH

Martin Murphy | Headteacher

0151 924 7280

[email protected]

Mrs Middlehurst | School Business Manager

Mr C Davies | SENDCO

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