Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth
Voluntary aided primary school in Rochdale (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Our Lady and St Anselm's Roman Catholic Primary School, Whitworth is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Rochdale, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 204 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mrs Joanne Rainey.
Enrichment
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- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 119697
- 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
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Wiggett | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Wiggett Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Rainey | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Maria Cooper | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Peter Corder | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Bailey | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Claire Marie Hughes | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Natalie Fleming | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Father Christopher McGrane Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Victoria King Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Kirsty Sinclair Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Michael Whitby Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Rainey Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Maria Cooper Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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