The name of our governing body is "The governing body of St Margaret's Church of England Primary School".

The governing body shall consist of: a) 2 parent governors, b) 1 Local Authority governor c) 1 staff governor, d) 1 headteacher and e) 7 foundation governors.  The total number of governors being 12.

The foundation governors are appointed as follows:

a)  One appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education

b)  One appointed by the Oldham, Henshaw and Church of England Educational Trust

c) Four appointed by the Parochial Church Council of the Parish, Ecclesiastical District or Team Ministry within which the school is for the time being situated.

The holder of the following office shall be a foundation governor ex-officio:  the principal Officiating Minister.

The Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry within which the school is situated shall be entitled to appoint a foundation governor to act in place of the ex-officio foundation governor whose governorship derives from the office named ex-officio.  In the event that the ex-officio foundation governor is unable or unwilling to act as a foundation governor, or has been removed from office, or there is a vacancy in the office from which this governorship derives.

The Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry within which the school is situated, following consultation with the Diocesan Board of Education, shall have the power to request the removal of the ex-officio foundation governor and to appoint any substitute. 

The school is part of the Oldham, Henshaw and Church of England Educational Trust.

It was a great joy to me when I became the Parish Priest of St Margaret and St Chad's in October 2019. Before ordination I worked as a Youth and Community Worker in East London and then moved on to more specialist work with young people with severe learning and behavioural difficulties. I have served as a priest in a country parish, three sea-side parishes and two inner city parishes. Throughout my 20 years of priestly ministry, I have always been involved with the schools within my parish and have enjoyed being a part of the school community. Since I was appointed the Parish Priest, I have enjoyed being part of St Margaret's School visiting at least once a week. I look forward to the many years that I will be able to do so.

I feel enormously privileged to have become headteacher at the school where I began my teaching career in 2001.  Teaching was not always an ambition of mine, but with both my parents having been teachers, my dad a college principal, I suppose there was an inevitability about my career path.  It turned out that I love teaching and have proved to be not too bad at it!

I have served St Margaret's as a newly qualified teacher, subject leader, TLR middle leader, assistant headteacher, deputy headteacher and now headteacher.  In serving this community for so long I feel I have become part of it, and within it have developed strong bonds and a mutual respect.  I love my school - it is a special, happy place which the children are proud of and it is they that make the job so rewarding for all who work here.  The school's ethos, grounded in Christian values, is very often commented on positively by visitors and staff new to the school.  The strong link with S. Margaret's church and its priest, Tom Davis, benefit school hugely in maintaining and developing this vital element of any school - the 'feel' of it.

I have been a Governor at St Margarets for 6 years. I was employed as a Teacher for 42 years and a Primary Headteacher for 19 years - I am now retired. I have been associated with St Margaret’s for a very many years, I was a teacher here for 16 years both in KS1 and KS2. My father was a pupil here too. I worked here under forward thinking and inspirational leader - Jane Heywood. I love my role as Governor, seeing colleagues and members of the parish who I have worked with and the changes over time. I love to attend events involving the children.

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