St Leo's and Southmead Catholic Primary School Serving the Community
Voluntary aided primary school in Prescot (Knowsley).
Location
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As part of the St Leo's and Southmead family; our children are happy, resilient and successful. Our school community is enriched by positive role models who nurture and support; delivering a curriculum which embraces memorable opportunities and lifelong skills.
We will provide a safe, warm and welcoming environment where everybody is valued We will develop the whole child through our pastoral approach where inclusive attitudes are modelled every day We will celebrate the skills, talents and natural abilities of everybody in our school community We will deliver exciting and memorable learning opportunities through our creative curriculum in order to provoke thoughts, dreams and life-long goals We will guide our children so that they are eager to exceed their full potential in all that they do We will encourage confidence and risk taking through quality first teaching, effective feedback and challenge
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Restorative Practice
Key facts
- URN
- 104475
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- 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
- Knowsley
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Jardine | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stephanie Quigley | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire McGuinness | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carmel Salem | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Debra Smith | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Angela Tambourini | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2029 |
| Miss Sarah Jane Ahmed Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Patricia McDonald Holmes Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Claire Bland Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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