St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey
Voluntary aided primary school in Wallasey (Wirral).
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
A warm welcome to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. As headteacher, I am incredibly proud of our school community. Our aims are firmly rooted in Gospel values of love, care and respect. We want everyone in our school to feel welcome and valued and are committed to working together with you as parents to bringing out the best in every child.
We work hard to ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve their very best, growing up secure in the love of God. We prepare them for future life by ensuring all of our children receive the excellent education and opportunities which they are entitled to. Our expectations are high and aspirations are without limits.
Our families are proud and passionate about St Joseph s: they are supportive and play an important role in the education of their children. Our pupils are supportive of the needs of others and approach school life with positivity, love and a strong commitment to learning. Thank you for taking the time to visit our school website.
We are very proud of all we have to offer and are confident that your child will flourish in their time with us.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Accelerated Reader
- Oak National Academy
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Twinkl
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 105073
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Constituency
- Wallasey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brian Sharp | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Christine Fenna | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Byrne | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Linda Clarke | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Brown | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martin McGovern | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Maria Hollis | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alex Ryan Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Father Anthony Paveen Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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