St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree
Voluntary aided primary school in Braintree (Essex).
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
Welcome to St. Francis Catholic Primary School. We strive together to ensure that children are at the heart of our school, celebrating the fact that we aim to create a happy, purposeful and stimulating environment within which each individual will be able to achieve the highest possible standards of educational, personal and spiritual development.
We not only aim to teach children to the highest educational standards but we teach them about the teachings of Jesus and how our faith is built upon the Gospel values. We teach our children about God, life, friendships, how to treat others with respect, other faiths and how to carry themselves through life as kind and thoughtful people.
In school we use the language of choice, encouraging the children to make the right choice and also how to try to put right our wrong choices through tolerance and forgiveness.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Pottery
- Stem
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 115194
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lucy Clayton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nancy Hanlon | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Victoria Cooper | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lauren Mixture | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Carmoody | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alan Warren | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Maria DeGiovanni | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nynoshka Fernandes | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nikki McGowran | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lucy Clayton Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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