Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
The governing body is responsible for the conduct of the school and promoting high standards of educational achievement. Governors provide a strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework, appoint and performance manage the headteacher and agree the school improvement strategy and staffing structures. Governors monitor and evaluate the work of the school, agree policies and review the effectiveness of the policy framework, progress towards targets, and the effectiveness of the school improvement strategy. Governing bodies are required to meet a minimum of three times a year.
Attendance for Governing body meetings
Register of Interest
Name:Mr Michael Ashcroft
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Chair Of Governing body/Chair of Finance/Head Teachers Performance Review
Responsibilities: Maths, and Health and Safety, Gifted & Talented, Attendance and Pupil Premium
Date of appointment: 27.11.2013
Term of Office: 27.11.2021
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: None
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mrs Andrea Thomson
Category of Governor: Staff
Role: Member of Finance and Curriculum
Responsibilities: Reporting on all aspects of school business
Date of appointment: May 2012
Term of Office: n/a
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: None
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: FR G Barry
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Member of Finance, Admissions, Pay Appeal and Curriculum
Responsibilities: Prevent and RE
Date of appointment: 16.10.2013
Term of Office: Ex officio
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: Governor at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Antony's RC Primary School
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Finance Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mr Kieran Georgy
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Curriculum Member
Responsibilities: Science, Attendance and ECO Sustainability
Date of appointment: 28.05.2019
Term of Office: 28.05.2027
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: Deputy Headteacher at Mount Carmel High School
Attendance Full Governors:
Committee Meetings:
Name: Mr Aldo Staffa
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Member of Curriculum
Responsibilities: Children In Our Care, Equality and Online Safety
Date of appointment: 29.05.2015
Term of Office: 28.05.2023
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: Works for Local Authority, Governor at OLSJ High School and St Thomas Centre
Attendance Full Governors:
Committee Meetings:
Name: Mrs Dorothy Woloszczuk
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Member of Finance and Curriculum
Responsibilities:Creative Arts
Date of appointment:
Term of Office:13.12.2022
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: Retired Teacher
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mrs Lynda Baldwin
Category of Governor: Foundation
Role: Member of Finance and Curriculum
Responsibilities: Creative Arts
Date of appointment: 29.10.2020
Term of Office: 29.10.2024
Appointed by: Salford Diocese
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: Retired Teacher
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name:Miss Saima Afzal
Category of Governor: Local Authority
Role: Member of Finance and Curriculum
Responsibilities: None
Date of appointment: 30.09.2018
Term of Office:30.09.2022
Appointed by: Local Authority
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: works for Star Academies (Blackburn)
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mrs Lisa Thornley
Category of Governor: Staff
Role: Member of Curriculum
Responsibilities: English, Health and Wellbeing
Date of appointment: 15th June 2021
Term of Office: 15th June 2025
Appointed by: Staff
Business/Pecuniary Interest: TBC
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: None
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mrs Anisha Pathan
Category of Governor: Parent Governor
Role: Member of Curriculum, Finance Committee
Responsibilities: Parental Community Engagement
Date of appointment: 21st July 2021.
Term of Office: 21st July 2025
Appointed by: Parents at SMSJ
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: works for Star Academies (Blackburn)
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings:
Name: Mr Looqman Mulla
Category of Governor: Parent Governor
Role: Member of Curriculum, Finance Committee
Responsibilities: Parental Community Engagement
Date of appointment: 10th January 2022
Term of Office: 10th January 2026
Appointed by: Parents at SMSJ
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: None
Attendance Full Governors:
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Name: Mrs Simone Addy
Category of Governor: Observer (staff)
Role: (Deputy Headteacher) Observer
Responsibilities: Observer
Date of appointment: n/a
Term of Office: n/a
Appointed by: n/a
Business/Pecuniary Interest: None
Governance Roles in other educational organisations: None
Attendance Full Governors: 27.11.2023
Committee Meetings: 16.10.2023
Meetings for the Governing Body
Finance & Health and Safety Committee:
7th October 2024, 10th February 2025 and 19th May 2025
Curriculum Committee:
7th October 2024, 10th February 2025 and 19th May 2025
Full Governing Body Meeting:
25th November 2024, 24th March 2025 and 23rd June 2025