St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Langho
Voluntary aided primary school in Blackburn (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
Faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. At St Mary's our Mission is to enable all of our children to move mountains in Faith to do good for others, achieve, and make a difference to all! Welcome to St Mary's Langho! Our school is a living and changing community and so one of the best ways to learn about us is to visit us.
We welcome visits by all prospective families and have a wonderful community who are regularly part of school life. Visits can be arranged by contacting the school office. Several Open Days are also held each year in the autumn term.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Book Club
- Chess
- Choir
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Gardening
- Music
- Textiles
- Yoga
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 119642
- 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
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Cath Mehta | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Navarro-Williams | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Gemma Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Megan Brierley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Maria Moriarty Eames | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Anthony Lord | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Miss Caroline Boden | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Father David Yates Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nick Bigland Bigland Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | 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