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St Catherine's Catholic School

Academy converter secondary school in Bexleyheath (Bexley).

Attainment 8
55.5
▲ 9.3 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
65.7%
▲ 19pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.0
▼ 0.7 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
15.1%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
9.2%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
97%
1,021 / 1,050 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jul 2026

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. Catherine's Catholic School is a 11-16 Girls' Academy situated close to Bexleyheath centre, sited on historic Watling Street. The school is bordered by Crayford and Dartford to the east, Barnhurst and Erith to the north, Bexley and Sidcup to the south, and Welling to the west.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Dance
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Football
  • Netball
  • Orchestra
  • Photography
  • Rounders
  • Rugby
  • Tennis

and 2 more

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
137681
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 18
Gender
Girls
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Bexley
Constituency
Bexleyheath and Crayford
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2011

Governing body (15 current, 3 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

9 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Louisa WinchesterChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mrs Anne-Marie Fadare Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Doreen Cunningham Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Julian WaterfieldMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Mrs Paula Andrea Sanchez Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by trusteessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Leah Myles-Watson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Carmel Britto Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Rosemary GouldMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2022
Mrs Nicola Thompson Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2021
Mrs Nicola Thompson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2021
Mr Nigel Andrew Mascarenhas Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2020 · until 2028
The Congregation of La Sainte Union Corporate MemberMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2011
Mr Mark O'Shaughnessy Confirmed same person FormerChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Hannah Thompson Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Ms Jacqueline Elizabeth Griffith FormerChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 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