St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Tonbridge (Kent).
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 the St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School website. As a school we aim to be a warm and welcoming community where the love of God is shared and our mission statement is lived out every day.
We strive for our children to be happy and to learn to the best of their ability as they enjoy a stimulating and wide curriculum and so fulfil their potential in all areas of life. We are proud to be an Academy, part of Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership, a Multi Academy Trust of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Southwark with schools across Kent .
We have a link on our Links and Awards page for you to view the KCSP website where you will find KCSP documentation including the Memorandum and Articles of Association and KCSP Master Funding . St Margaret's is situated on the outskirts of Tonbridge looking out over beautiful farmland, two miles north of the railway station.
The school was built in 1972 and then extended in 1997 and then further by the addition of the 'Gallery' and the Early Years Classrooms.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 141156
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (12 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kaitlin Regier Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Page Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Samuel Cleary | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kaitlin Regier | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stefan Knight | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Emmanuel Ugochukwu | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Margaret Bareham | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David John | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Leo Walsh | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Cannon | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maria Ronchi | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tina Kirk | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Fr Philip De Freitas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Principal Fiona Oubridge | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Kaitlin Regier Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stefan Knight Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Ricketts Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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