Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School
Voluntary aided secondary 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
If we love others, we live in the light Welcome to Brownedge St Mary's Catholic High School and the gateway to all the information you need about Brownedge St. Mary's Catholic High School. Let your light shine is our distinct Catholic mission. Each young adult entrusted to us has many God-given gifts and talents.
As a school, our mission is to discover and develop these talents to their full potential. That light also represents hope, truth, courage and love and these should all be developed, shared and allowed to shine with generosity and pride.
By doing this we ensure that our pupils journeys into adulthood are also journeys of faith from which grow values, aspirations and morals that inform their actions and choices as unique individuals. All are welcome in our school family. It is an environment where pupils feel safe, cared for and confident to express themselves.
As a result, excellent relationships are formed, based on mutual respect and care for one another. We work as a family to support and challenge each other, striving continuously for excellence and to be the best that we can be.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Netball
- Coding
- Growth Mindset
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 119784
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Frances Fordyce | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Roisin Bowes | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Fr Mark Harold | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Banks | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Lee Cartmell | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Joanne Taylor | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jane Harrison | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Dorothy Monaghan | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Toni O'Hagan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nicola Oddie | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Wygladala | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Navarro-Williams | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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