Parent Governor
The following candidates have been elected for a term of 4 years beginning on 4th July 2026:
Jennifer Cooper
Beth Willoughby
Congratulations to you both!
Grateful thanks to all of the candidates who put themselves forward, and to all of the parents who returned their ballot forms.
Nomination and ballot arrangements
Parents were sent an email inviting nominations and explaining the process on Monday 15th June 2026.
We received five nominations for parent governors, and their personal statements were published here throughout the election process.
The detailed arrangements and a list of parents standing for election was published in the weekly newsletter on Friday 19th June 2026.
Ballot papers were sent home with children on Monday 22nd June 2026 to parents of children in school with parental responsibility, and votes were returned to the school office by 4:30pm on Thursday 25th June 2026.
The votes were counted on Friday 26th June 2026 and the elected parent governors were announced in Issue 36 of the weekly newsletter.
Statistics
572 parents were eligible to vote and were issued with a ballot paper.
217 (38%) ballot papers were returned, although one was spoilt (3 candidates had been selected).
If you have any questions about the election process, please contact Liz Smith, Clerk to Governors at St Catherines:
esmith@stcatherines.academy
0114 3030 381