Saint Michael's Catholic High School
Academy converter secondary 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
Welcome to our school website. St Michael's Catholic High School is a vibrant Christian community that strives to ensure all our students are safe and happy, with the opportunity to grow and develop in an environment of Christian love.
Our school is part of the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust ("DoWAT") and further information regarding the trust can be found by clicking on the link below at St Michael's Catholic High School, our commitment to academic excellence is firmly rooted in our Dominican tradition and expressed in our dynamic Catholic ethos.
We firmly believe that a serene and happy student is one who will succeed at study, and our pastoral programme is directed to that end. Our school motto is Veritas , which means Truth , and our ambitious Mission Statement is Bringing Christ to All and All to Christ , which is lived out on a daily basis.
We want every person who joins St Michael's to enter into a relationship with the living Christ who demands excellence whilst demonstrating compassion and forgiveness when necessary.
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
- Chess
- Choir
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Rounders
- Rugby
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
- 137922
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Holt | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christine Bilir | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ian Petrie | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mr James Morris | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sister Damien O'Brien | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gillian Erdil | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carmalina Oliver | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Emmanuel Obioma Chukwuma | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jennifer Vain | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Warren Gregory | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andre-Paul Tsobgny | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lorna Bevan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Andrea Maria Hanbury Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sinead Hughes Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Edward Conway Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 · 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