St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Gillingham (Medway).
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 Mary's Catholic Primary School was founded in 1894 to serve the Parish of Our Lady in Gillingham and as a Catholic School, we follow the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church.
At St Mary's we put the children's well-being and learning at the heart of all we do and regularly create opportunities for pupils to share their views about their learning and contribute to the development of our school.
Staff work very closely with the Governors of the school and we are dedicated to working alongside parents and other professionals to continually review and develop the opportunities that St Mary's offers each child, working tirelessly to ensure that children receive the very best provision, so that they continuously achieve, enjoy their time in school and succeed.
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.- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 118782
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Medway
- Constituency
- Gillingham and Rainham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| JohnMark Ndekwe | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Liza Moore | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Sarah Dengate | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathon Shields | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Conrad Coelhi | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sharon Docherty | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Dennis Butenya | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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