St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Mitcham (Merton).
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
St Thomas of Canterbury is a creative and vibrant primary school in the heart of the Mitcham Town Centre. We benefit from a highly committed staff who work well together to ensure every child reaches their potential whatever their aptitude or ability.
We aim to provide the best possible education for our children and value academic, creative, sporting, social and personal development equally highly. Children are at the heart of what we do and we achieve this through our school motto, To Love and to Serve and Be the Best you can Be and our core gospel values of faith, love, justice and forgiveness.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 133774
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Merton
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2002
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jeannie Walls | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Stephen Dias | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adriano Mule | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ewa Warian | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Brew | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Garcian McGregor | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Eri Derti | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Marie Tucker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Fr Stephen Dias Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Jane Croft Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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