St Clare's RC Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Manchester (Manchester).
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
Welcome to St Clare's and thank you for taking the time to visit our website. Here at St Clare's we provide our children with a broad, balanced, ambitious and Catholic education rooted in the Gospel values. We encourage every child to dream, believe and achieve whilst guided by Christ. We foster partnerships with the whole school community our families and our church.
Working together we help our children to grow. We are proud that St Clare's is a place where children thrive, are safe, happy and confident. We want children to be excited about coming to our school because of the education and opportunities we provide to develop our children socially, academically and spiritually.
We are preparing our children for their future role in society at all stages of their education and whilst doing so creating lasting memories. You will find a whole host of information Here you will find that will give you an insight into our wonderful school. If you would like any further information or assistance, please contact the school office.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Gardening
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Mindfulness
- Yoga
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Accelerated Reader
and 4 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 105554
- 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
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- 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 Gerard Collins | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Darcey Banks | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Timothy Cosgrove | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Susan Kane | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Noreen Fraine | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben McMylor | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Norman Duffin | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Hindley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Rita Salika | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rachel Howard | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Father Jeremiah Budau | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Mrs Colette Howe | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Susan Kane Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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