Is governing body of school, at heart of controversy over Catholic diocese’s academisation drive, constituted in line with the law?
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St Anthony of Padua primary, in Liverpool, has only one parent governor.
A Catholic school’s governing body, which must take a decision on whether or not to follow its Archbishop’s academisation drive, appears not currently to be constituted in line with legal requirements.
St Anthony of Padua Catholic Primary School, in Liverpool, has only one elected parent on its governing body, despite a statutory requirement that all local authority maintained schools have at least two parent governors.
The revelation, which Education Uncovered has put to the school but has yet to receive a response, is one of multiple aspects of controversy, with St Anthony at the centre of debate about a proposal by the Archbishop of Liverpool to academise nearly 200 schools.
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By Warwick Mansell for EDUCATION UNCOVERED
Published: 22 September 2026
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