St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Skelmersdale (Lancashire).
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 Edmunds Catholic Primary School and Nursery. It gives me great pleasure to introduce St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, the school is a very special place which serves the area of New Church Farm. Although we are a Catholic school, children from all denominations are welcome.
As a staff, we strive to provide our children with the very best education which will prepare them for their future by securing better outcomes for them resulting in a positive future. We work collaboratively with the community and other outside agencies to ensure children are looked after and receive the necessary support.
We can provide all our children with good quality provision from the age of two. We provide breakfast club and afterschool club provision. If you are interested in our nursery provision or extended services please phone the office and speak to Mrs Wild.
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.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Music
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Little Wandle
- Thrive Approach
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 119592
- 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
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- West Lancashire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs E Heywood | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Donna Callaghan | Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Dawn Fletcher | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lee James | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs C Bickerstaffe | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs A Wright | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs S Oates Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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