St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Voluntary aided primary school in Widnes (Halton).
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
At St. Bede's Catholic Infant School it is the mission of the whole school community to nurture a loving, safe, caring, supportive, quality environment in which the individual has the opportunity to develop intellectually, spiritually, morally, socially and emotionally in an atmosphere of trust and mutual respect.
All staff are committed to developing and maintaining our proven excellent standards. We know that you as parents will join us in our efforts to help your child to achieve their full potential and that you will take a strong interest in the life of the school and value all that we do.
All the staff wish you and your child every success and happiness at St Bede s. Miss J. Coughlan.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
Awards
7 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Investors in PeopleStaff development
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 111372
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Halton
- Constituency
- Widnes and Halewood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Susan Howard | Chair of Governors | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Victoria Jane Scragg | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Deborah Tinsley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emily Peers | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Dawn Spencer | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Katie Murphy | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marie Susan Wells | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sally Cowley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Andrea Wall | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Conlon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jacqueline Coughlan | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 1997 |
| Miss Victoria Jane Scragg Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Emma Louise Baker Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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