Margaret Roper Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Purley (Croydon).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).See our latest 2023 Ofsted report below - Outstanding Early Years and Behaviour! Consistently outstanding 2024 academic outcomes – congratulations to all everyone! We have vacancies in some year groups. Please contact the school office. Pls note from Nov 10th gas works on Russell Hill Rd for several weeks may delay access to school.
Full Wrap Around Care – Breakfast Club from 7.30am After School Club until 5.55pm.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Mathletics
Key facts
- URN
- 101797
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cindy Piper Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna Tomsky | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Cindy Piper | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Nadina Bedlow | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Michelle McFeeley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Veronica Moulder | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Warren Lavocah | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Father Francis Murphy | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Porter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dermot Mooney | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2006 |
| Charlotte Stewart Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Abbie Mears Varney Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mike Fisher Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Bernard Munn Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cindy Piper Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record