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Governors

At Ursuline High School we have a dedicated and committed Governor team. As these Governors can be a part of important decisions of the school Ursuline make sure that they follow council guidelines meaning no possibilities on conflicts or bias decisions occur.

Ursuline ensures that:

Each member of staff or of the governing body should ensure that, before they become involved in making a decision, or participate in a discussion or authorises any transaction on any matter, there are no conflicts of interests that, in the opinion of a fair-minded and informed observer, would suggest a real possibility of bias.

In the interests of transparency and accountability, members of schools staff and the governing body are required to register in advance interests that are capable of causing conflicts. In addition, in relation to specific decisions, disclosure should be made of any interests that might conflict with their duties.

Declaration of Interests for Staff and Governors at Ursuline High School.

Our Governors for 2025 - 2026

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Appointed by	End of term of office	Declarations of interest
Mr Eoin Kelly	Headteacher	Governing body	In post since September 2023	None
Mrs Adwoa-Buahema Fadahunsi (Chair)	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	October 2026	Lay member of the Merton Childrens’ and Adult Safeguarding Board
Ms Elaine Killerby SEND Link Governor	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	February 2026	Retired from the London Borough of Merton in the Educational Psychology Service, which provides a service to the school.
Mrs Estelle Lambert Wellbeing Link Governor	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	December 2025	None
Dr Ardle MacMahon (Vice Chair) Curriculum Standards and PP Link Governor, Careers Link Governor	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	October 2027	None
Ms Iasone Lucas Safeguarding Governor	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	December 2027	None
Mr Hugo Cruz	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark	January 2029	None
Ms Suzannah De Montfort	Parent	Parents and carers of students at the school	July 2029	None
Mr Alfredo Trivino	Parent	Parents and carers of students at the school	July 2027	None
Mrs Rachael Gilmore	Staff Governor	Governing body	November 2025	None
Mrs Faye McGillian	Clerk	Governing body	In post since November 2014	Clerk to Sacred Heart Primary School.

Resignations in last 12 months	Type of Governor	Appointed by
Mr Eugene McCormick	Co-opted	Governing body
Professor Claire Ozanne	Co-opted	Governing body
Mr Gary Hipple Finance Link Governor	LA	London Borough of Merton
Mrs Karen Peck	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark
Ms Claire Thorogood	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark
Mrs Fiona Hicks H&S Link Governor	Foundation	Archdiocese of Southwark
Ms Rekha Theaker	Parent	Parents and carers of students at the school
Mr Suraj Sudra	Parent	Parents and carers of students at the school
Mr Michael Lord	Associate	Governing body

Financial Information

Benchmarking information for our school.

Employees’ salaries over £100,000

No of Employees with gross salary of £120,000 - £130,000	1
No of Employees with gross salary of £110,000 - £119,999	0
No of Employees with gross salary of £100,000 - £109,999	0

Governors Donations Fund

The Ursuline Governors Donations Fund is the schools’ regular giving parental contribution scheme. Ursuline High School is a Voluntary Aided Secondary Girls Catholic School.

As a Voluntary Aided School all Capital Works undertaken around the school are 10% funded by the parents. Additionally, Governors contribute to the School’s Chaplaincy programmes to sustain and develop the school’s charism and ethos, and our Laptop Scheme.

We would like to thank the many Ursuline High School parents, past and present, for their generous financial contributions to the school. They have defined the schools’ overall success. We ask that those parents yet to sign up to The Fund to consider doing so. Please contact our financial department for further information or to discuss your donation.