St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Frizington (Cumberland).
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
St Josephs Catholic Primary School has a proud educational history dating back to 1968.
The Governors vision for the school is to create a safe learning culture where people are highly motivated and committed to strive for excellence within an ethos of mutual respect; a place where everyone can maximise their potential and make a difference, regardless of where they have come from and what they can do already.
The children lie at the heart of all we do here at St Josephs, and they are key in making the learning environment so successful and enjoyable. The staff team bring a high degree of professionalism and experience, working very hard to construct and promote a healthy, respectful, lifelong learning culture. We are committed to a strong ethos of educating the whole child.
Here at St Josephs we care, we belong, we learn together in faith. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Frizington 13th Feb This week we have had visitors, Mia, Rowan and Daniel from the Rivers Trust in to make bird feeders with KS2.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 112350
- 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
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alex Farrell | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jacqueline Hampson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Paul George Johnstone | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin Finlinson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Hopley | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Rennoldson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Margaret Whitfield Bott | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rachel Todhunter | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Rielly | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Moore | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Annette Savage | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Miss Charlotte Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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