St Mary's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided secondary school in Croydon (Croydon).
Location
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St Mary's Catholic High School is a Catholic school which, together with home and the church community, endeavours to provide a Christian environment in which students and staff are challenged to achieve their full potential - intellectually, socially and spiritually.
The School also strives to inculcate in all its community a respect for the dignity of others as well as a sense of their own personal worth. As a diverse and ambitious school community, we strive to form young people as stewards of God's love and integrity, equipped to build a more just and compassionate world.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 101814
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bernard Tomkins | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Hennessey | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Noel McEvilly | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jill Manson | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Denise Peart | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Conal Patrick Shields | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Elizabeth O'Dwyer | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2013 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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