St Mary's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Horwich, Bolton (Bolton).
Location
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The site on which the school now stands was originally opened as Holy Family School in 1894. In 1996 Holy Family School was amalgamated with the Our Lady of the Rosary School to create St. Marys, taking the parish name. The two schools occupied two different sites until May 1st 2002 when, after a major building project, they came together on this one site.
Since then the school has had two further major building projects to create a learning environment that meets the needs of the children. The school is near the centre of Horwich and is a vital part of the Parish community. It is very closely situated to our feeder secondary school, St. Josephs, with whom there are excellent links.
The staff, parents and Governors work very closely to offer the very best for the children in our school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 105250
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bolton
- Constituency
- Bolton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Gillies | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laurie Lane | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Nix | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Twist | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura McNeil | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sara Pepperday | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Caren | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachael Good | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Shaw | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Dominique Hayes | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Father Richard Howard | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Mr Philip Jackson Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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