St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh
Voluntary aided primary school in Preston (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
When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. (John Ruskin) I am Miss Deakin, Headteacher of St Francis School. At St.Francis we work together as co- creators with God, recognising and developing each other's unique gifts and personalities. We have so many wonderful things to tell you about but we welcome you to visit the school to see for yourself.
St.Francis is a caring community with a real buzz of excitement (parent of Year 6 child). We have so many enrichment activities for the children both inside and outside of the curriculum. It really is our aim to develop the whole child and give them every opportunity to shine in a variety of ways.
We want our children to be excited every morning on coming to school-I know the staff certainly are! We have worked hard to create a stimulating learning environment where children take ownership of their learning and know exactly how to move their learning on.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Chess
- Coding
- Cricket
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Place2Be
Key facts
- URN
- 119633
- 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
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Blair | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amy Dewhurst | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Moran | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Fr Sony Joseph | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Dickinson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Doran | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr S Bilsborrow | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Burgess | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Holden | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jenny Fitzherbert-Brockholes | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Chris Gunn | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Louise Coupe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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