St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Watford (Hertfordshire).
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
At St. Anthony's we aim to create a thriving Christian community of children, parents, governors and staff. We endeavour to use the Gospel so that it influences everything that relates to our work as a school. We remain aware that we travel with Jesus in each step of our development as we fulfil our mission statement.
We believe that in living out the Gospel values our children develop an understanding of the values of modern British society. Their knowledge and awareness of this is regularly fostered through many aspects of school life.
For example, democracy is witnessed in the voting of the Y5 and Y6 children for our team captains and other school leadership roles; elections for school councillors and their systems for hearing the pupil voice; pupil questionnaires giving children the opportunity to express their views and adults in school who listen to the children and value their opinions.
Y6 enjoyed learning about the law and took part in a mock trial during a teaching session with the magistrate that came to visit
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Karate
- Netball
- Tennis
Key facts
- URN
- 117495
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Watford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sunjalee Fernandes | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Pauline Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jenny De Freitas | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Brendan Kenny | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Tim Mangatal | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Imogen Barrett Walsh Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr David Callaghan Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Juliette O'Beirne Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ellena Harley Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · 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