St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Heaton Chapel
Voluntary aided primary school in Stockport (Stockport).
Location
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Welcome to St Thomas' Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Heaton Chapel. St Thomas' is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School and nursery for children from 3 to 11 years old. We have two sites: Infant and Junior (please see below) and have 3 forms of entry in all year groups, having been asked to expand a few years ago.
As a Voluntary Aided primary school we are not a Local Authority Community school: instead, our school is owned by Manchester Diocese and our Governing Board are the employers. However, we work in partnership with our local schools and pay for some Stockport Services, such as Admissions.
St Thomas' was originally founded by the church and Diocese as a school for Parish children and has now expanded into a much larger catchment area. Both our school and nursery are excellent, well-resourced learning environments both inside and out. Should you wish to visit, call anytime, we will be delighted to show you around our bright, warm and happy learning environment.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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- Forest School
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 106128
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Stockport
- Constituency
- Stockport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susie Oldfield | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Benjamin Parks | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Adam Posner | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Graves | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ono Odudu | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Anne Moment-Potter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Louise Loynes | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Louise Yuill Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Stella Thomas Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Simpson Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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