The Cathedral School of St Peter and St John RC Primary
Voluntary aided primary school in Salford (Salford).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).School Mission Statement " Growing together within God's loving family we support, challenge and inspire each other to become the best we can be" We welcome you to The Cathedral School of St Peter & St John R.C. Primary. Anyone who knows our school will say we are a caring, friendly, happy and exciting school.
This is because we have a fantastic team of people at Cathedral School who make sure children enjoy learning and where we expect All children to do well. Children at Cathedral School work in an atmosphere of calm and excitement! Children are at the heart of everything we do. We work with many different people to make our school successful.
We are fortunate in having wonderful supportive Governors who are dedicated to our school. We invite a variety of people into our school; artists, musicians, authors, sport specialists, consultants with varying specialisms and many more.
If you go into the archive of our Weekly Newsletter you will see many past events and parents are regularly updated by our very popular newsletter.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Children
- Class Pages
- Discovery Education Espresso
- Forest School
- Maths No Problem
- Purple Mash
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 105964
- 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
- Salford
- Constituency
- Salford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Paula Howe | Chair of Governors | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deborah Bailey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jim Burscough | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew McCaffrey | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Anthony Hesketh | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Victoria Dickson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Hamer | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Royson Calaco | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Father Michael Jones | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2013 |
| Mrs Madelene Holdsworth Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr David Leme Da Silva Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Matthew McCaffrey Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Opeoluwa Aiyenitaju Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Headteacher Diane Hanley Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · 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