Governance Arrangements

Loreto Grammar School Governance and Members:

If you would like to contact a Governor, please address your correspondence care of Loreto Grammar School.

Foundation Governors:
Sister Bernadette Turtle IBVM

Sister Kathleen Hewitt IBVM

Mr Jim Lister – Chair

Professor Martin Ashley – Vice Chair

Mr Martin Bourke

Mrs Pat Brown

Mr Jonathan Hassall

Dr Justin McCarthy

Mrs Georgina Ostick

Mr Vincent Sweeney

Headteacher Governor:
Mrs Jane Beever

Parent Governors:
Mrs Ruth Davies

Dr Tom Earnshaw

The governance of the Trust is defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association together with the Funding Agreement with the Department for Education. All Governors are members of the full board and Directors of Loreto Grammar School Limited. A detailed Scheme of Delegation outlining governance arrangements is prepared and reviewed annually. In addition, Governors/Directors are members of committees which report to the full board of Governors/Directors. The board of Governors/Directors meet once each term to receive reports from its sub-committees and manage its strategic objectives.

The Board has seven sub-committees:
1. Chairs Committee:  Chair - Mr Jim Lister  which meets at least termly to consider the strategic direction of the school;

2. Audit and Risk Committee: Chair - Mr Vincent Sweeney which meets at least termly to consider audit, internal controls and risk management;

3. Finance and Premises: Chair - Mr Jim Lister incorporating the Health and Safety subcommittee, which meets half termly to consider the academy’s budgets and financial performance, building and maintenance programme and other premises requirements;

4. Admissions and Pupil Welfare: Chair - Mrs Pat Brown which meets 4 times a year to consider the school’s admissions policy, to oversee the entrance examination for entry to Year 7, entry to other year groups including the Sixth Form. Any related admissions matters are considered by this committee. This committee also has responsibility to overview all matters of pupil welfare safeguarding and behaviour;

5. Curriculum: Chair - Professor Martin Ashley: which considers all matters relating to the curriculum offer in school considering national initiatives and challenging the school in terms of academic performance;

6. Staffing: Chair - Mr Vincent Sweeney: which considers data protection, all appointments, performance management and all staff associated policies; and

7. Ethos and Values: Chair - Dr Tom Earnshaw:  which ensures the day to day Catholic life of the school is celebrated and upheld and that the school lives out its particular Mary Ward Charism as a Religious order school, under the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Clerk to the Governors:
Trust GS Governor Services

Academy Members:
The members have a similar role to shareholders of a company and are the subscribers to the Memorandum of Association. The members are kept informed about Trust business so that they can be assured that the Governing Body is exercising effective governance. At Loreto Grammar School, our members are representatives of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Loreto Education Trust and Board of Governors:-

The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (member since 2012) – represented by Sister Bernadette Boland IBVM.
Loreto Education Trust (member since 2012) – represented by Sister Patricia Goodstadt IBVM, as Chair. The Loreto Education Trust is responsible for the appointment of Foundation Governors.
Board of Governors (member since 2012) – represented by Mr J Lister, Chair of Governors (appointed as a named member on 3 July 2017). 

 

Register of Interests	Other Directorships	Other Governorships	Relationships to Staff	Date Signed
Members
Sister Bernadette Boland IBVM	Trustee of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (English Province)	None	None	02/12/2024
Sister Patricia Goodstadt IBVM	Loreto Education Trust Formatio	Loreto Sixth Form College Loreto High School	None	03/01/2025
Foundation Governors
Sister Kathleen Hewitt IBVM	Trustee of Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary commonly called The Sisters of Loreto (charity number 250607) Trustee of Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary commonly called The Sisters of Loreto (charity number 1202949)	None	None	20/03/2025
Sister Bernadette Turtle IBVM	Loreto Developments Limited Loreto Education Trust	Loreto College (St Albans)  Loreto High School Chorlton	None	10/03/2025
Mrs Jane Beever	Chair and Director - University Council Liverpool Hope University  Director Laetare MAT	Loreto English Education Network (LEEN)	None	08/05/2025
Professor Martin Ashley	Your Healthy Mouth Limited	None	None	25/11/2024
Mr Martin Bourke	None	Chair of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Stockport	None	06/03/2025
Mrs Pat Brown	None	None	None	20/11/2024
Mr Jonathan Hassall	Public Role - Judge (Civil) Director – The Manchester Incorporated Law Library Society	County Court		05/03/2025
Mr Jim Lister (Governor and Member)	None	Park Road Academy Primary School	None	24/03/2025
Dr Justin McCarthy	Loreto Education Trust Stockton Heath Medical Servicecs Limited Stockton Health Medical LLP Kerasia Medical Limited Trustee of St Joseph's Family Centre, Warrington	None   None	None   None	30/06/2025
Mrs Georgina Ostick	None	None	None	24/11/2024
Mr Vincent Sweeney	None	None	A family member is employed at Loreto Grammar School	16/09/2024
Parent Governors
Mrs Ruth Davies	Volunteer for the Loreto Parents Association (charity number 1178982)	St Joseph's Primary School	None	21/11/2024
Dr Tom Earnshaw	St John's Medical Centre - Partner  Altrincham Healthcare Alliance - Primary Care Network Limited - Director	None	None	24/11/2024