Holy Spirit Governing Body
Chair: Fr Chris McCoy
Vice Chair: Mr Dennis Hardiman
To contact the governors, please send a message marking it for the attention of the governor that you wish to contact to admin.holyspirit@schools.sefton.gov.uk.
The remit for the Governing Body is to:
Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
| Name of governor | Category | Date appointed | Appointed by | Declaration of interests | End date |
| Clare Roberts | Headteacher | Dec 2020 | Governing Body | Headteacher Governor of Holy Family Catholic Primary, Boothstown | Ex officio |
| Rev Michael Fitzsimons | Foundation | 11/11/2020 | Archdiocese | 10/11/2024 | |
| Vacancy | Staff | ||||
| Mr Dennis Hardiman (Vice Chair) | Foundation | 02/12/2020 | Archdiocese | Patron of The Field of Dreams Nursery, Liverpool. | 1/12/2024 |
| Fr Chris McCoy (Chair) | Foundation | 3/12/2020 | Archdiocese | Vice-Chair of Governors : St Columba’s Huyton and Foundation Governor at Hope University | 2/12/2024 |
| Mrs Maria McGarry | Foundation | 11/11/2020 | Archdiocese | Foundation governor at St Lewis Catholic Primary School, Warrington and St Albans Catholic Primary School, Warrington. | 10/11/2024 |
| Mrs Bernie Shiels | Foundation | 11/11/2020 | Archdiocese | Chair of Governors at Holy Family Primary School Southport | 10/11/2024 |
| Mr Chris Williams | Foundation | 11/11/2020 | Archdiocese | Chair of Governors at Faith Primary | 10/11/2024 |
| Lorraine Fay | Foundation | Feb 2021 | Archdiocese | Feb 2025 |
Former governors
| Name of governor | Category | Date appointed | Appointed by | Stepped down |
| Cllr Susan Bradshaw | Local Authority | 16/11/2020 | Local Authority | 31/12/20 |
| Mrs Sarah Garnier | Staff | 15/11/2020 | Staff election | Dec 2020 |
| Marcella Armstrong | Headteacher | 01/09/2019 | Governing Body | Dec 2020 |
| Ms Susan Hiddleston | Foundation | 14/11/2019 | Archdiocese | 09/11/2020 |
| Mr Peter Hockenhull | Foundation | 15/07/2020 | Archdiocese | 09/11/2020 |
| Mrs Val Leatherbarrow | Foundation | 25/10/2018 | Archdiocese | 15/10/2020 |
| Mrs Winnie McDonald | Foundation | 03/10/2016 | Archdiocese | 09/11/2020 |
| Ms Lorraine Richardson | Staff | 01/03/2012 | Staff election | 29/02/2020 |
| Mr Tony Saleh | Foundation | 18/03/2020 | Archdiocese | 25/09/2020 |
| Ms Rachel Saunders | Associate Member | 01/09/2015 | Governing Body | 09/11/2020 |
