St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in St Helens (St. Helens).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
It is my privilege to welcome you to St. Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School and to our school's website. I hope our website gives you a flavour school life at St. Thomas of Canterbury and that it gives you the information you need.
St. Thomas of Canterbury is a warm, welcoming, inclusive and vibrant Catholic community; we place Christ at the heart of all we do and pride ourselves on being a school family. We seek to create a happy, friendly and supportive environment where every child can develop spiritually, academically, morally and socially, to become the person they are called to be.
It is the aim of everyone involved in our school to provide the best possible opportunities for the children in our care, so that children can contribute to the life of the school and in the world in which we live. We will help the children grow in their journey of faith with Gospel values at the heart of all we do, as our Mission Statements states:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Computing
- Football
- Music
- Drama
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 104809
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rob Peacock | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Henry Nevin | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Melissa McMullen | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Susannah Murphy | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth Martin | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Chris Wardale | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stuart McHale | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Benecke | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Denise Catterall | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Bolton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Millea | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lyn Rawlinson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Brown Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
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