St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
Location
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Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Hockey
- Netball
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138470
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (19 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Fleur Wrigley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Mallender Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Edwin Kuttikkadan Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Alan John Blair Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr James Wilcockson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Muhley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter James Connolly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Susan Hawkes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Baller Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Diane Marie Oakley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Maureen Hehir Strelley Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Noone Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr William Hayes Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2021 |
| Reverend Adrian Tomlinson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Maria Jane Dengate Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mrs Maria Jane Dengate Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Alison Finch | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Diocese of Hallam Trustee Diocese of Hallam Trustee | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2012 |
| Mr William Hayes Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 · until 2028 |
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