Local Governing Body

On behalf of the Local Governing Body of St. Philip’s I am pleased to welcome you to our school website.

Getting the choice of school right for your child is an important decision. I am sure you will share my views that the following are the most important requirements from a Catholic primary school.

We want our children at St. Philip’s to:

  • Have a Catholic education.
  • Feel safe and be well supported.
  • Be happy in school.
  • Be the best they can be in their faith development, academic achievements, and social skills.

I know that you will find all of these at St. Philip’s. I commend to you the hard working and caring staff who are so ably led by the Headteacher Mrs. Hinton. Staff and governors will continue to work hard together to ensure we fulfil our school mission statement: ‘Learning and working together through Christ.’

I look forward to working with you and hearing from you as we carry out our joint responsibilities of nurturing the future faith citizens of our country.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Godber
Chair of Local Governing Body

Local Governing Body

Name Role Responsibilities
Mr Stephen Godber Chair of Local Governing Body, Foundation Governor
Mrs Carmel Hinton Principal - Ex officio
Sonia Gwanvalla Foundation Governor
Oi Wan Shirley Wong Foundation Governor
Gloria Okemuo Foundation Governor
Dushiyanthy Kirupananthan Foundation Governor
VACANCY - Please contact kholden@emmausmac.com for further information Foundation Governor
Elizabeth Horobin Staff Governor
Verlaina Harvey Parent Governor
VACANCY - Please contact the school office for further information Parent Governor

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LGB Attendance 2023-2024

09/10/2023 04/12/2023 05/02/2024 11/04/2024 13/06/2024 01/07/2024
Stephen Godber P N/A P P P P
Carmel Hinton P N/A P P P P
Elizabeth Horobin P N/A P P P P
Father Damian Ozokwere P Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned Resigned
Maggie Patel P N/A P P AP P
Joann Wood AB N/A AB Resigned Resigned Resigned
Shirley Wong (Appointed 22/12/23) N/A N/A AP P AP P
Gloria Okemuo (Appointed 01/03/24) N/A N/A N/A AP AP AP
P=Present 5 N/A 4 5 3 5
AP=Apologies Received 0 N/A 1 1 3 1
AB=Absent 1 N/A 1 0 0 0
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