Hoddlesden St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Darwen (Blackburn with Darwen).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).My name is Miss Bateson and I am the Class Teacher. We also have Mrs Fenwick who is our class Teaching Assistant. We are looking forward to sharing all the children's learning taking place inside and outside the classroom over the year.
Please make sure you check the 'Our Learning' tab to see what we have been doing each week! -Please read at home with your child as much as possible. At least 3 times a week. - Please can book bags be brought to school each day.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Band
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
and 10 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119455
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Warner | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Warner Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jason Newsham | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Victoria Brown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Jade Tumelty | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rachael Duckworth | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Daniel Watson | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Joshua Riley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Haworth | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Bradley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Ben Marston | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Mr Christopher Dugdale | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Ms Jill Kershaw Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Jade Grime Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Claire Warner Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Victoria Brown Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Victoria Walmsley Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jason Newsham Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | 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