St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in London (Croydon).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Chad's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school located in London, Croydon. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 346 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 444. It is part of the St CHAD'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school is led by Mrs Tamsyn Lawlor.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 142731
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (16 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Desira Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rosie Blagrove | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Eileen Sawyer Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Hannah McNicholas Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tamsyn Lawlor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Tamsyn Lawlor Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Dr Yvonne Ndifor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jeremy Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jenny Mooney | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Paula Mitchener | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mr Marco Starace Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Marco Starace Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 |
| Rev Ambrose Echelono Ohene Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Julia Gant Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| The Vicar General of Southwark The Vicar General of Southwark | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2016 |
| The Diocesan Financial Secretary of Southwark The Diocesan Financial Secretary of Southwark | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2016 |
| Mr David McCabe Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Mary Dympna Lennon Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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