St Mary's CofE (VC) J and I School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Halifax (Calderdale).
Location
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Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3EJ Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3EJ Mill Bank, Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, HX6 3EJ St. Mary's CE (VC) J and I school We encourage everyone to achieve their potential, develop their talents, celebrate their uniqueness and rejoice in their relationships with others.
I have come that you might have life, and have it more abundantly John 10:10 At St Mary's we are an inclusive, small, rural, nurturing church school. Our priority is developing the whole child spiritually, emotionally, physically and academically to live the most rewarding life, and to have life and have it abundantly.
This will enable them to have freedom to fly and to be whoever they want to be within our community and beyond. We live this out through a focus on our core Christian values forgiveness, friendship, hope and trust, encouraging everyone to achieve their potential, develop their talents, celebrate their uniqueness and rejoice in their relationships with others.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Rounders
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Textiles
and 2 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 107538
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Calder Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (2 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Yvette Sullivan | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jeanette Roberts | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2016 |
| Mr Ben Green Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Shelley Bates Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cat Daniel Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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