St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Weaverham
Voluntary aided primary school in Northwich (Cheshire West and Chester).
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
If you need to notify us of your child's absence, please do so as soon as possible (we have an answering machine if you phone out of hours). If we do not hear from you we are obliged by law to contact you.
If you have arranged for someone other than yourself to collect your child, please communicate this information to the adult on the door in the morning or via your child's diary. Thursday - Individual class Celebration of the Word
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Coding
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Swimming
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 111341
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Paula Aspinall | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Paula Aspinall Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanna Brady | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Paul Standish | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Daniel Armstrong | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hannah Bamber | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Hallman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jolanta Starsiak-Roberts | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Bradley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Nisbet | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Louise Conlon | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Judith Waters | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chris Lawton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Fr Paul Standish Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Little 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