St Chad's CofE (C) Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Newcastle (Staffordshire).
Location
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Welcome! On behalf of the pupils, staff and governors, I would like to welcome you and your family to St Chad's C.E. (C) Primary School. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit…- At St Chad's we truly believe that it takes a whole community to raise a child.
Just as the vine and branches grow ripe fruit, we provide our children with a strong sense of community, Christian values rooted in Bible teachings, and a bespoke curriculum pertinent to our setting.
Growing both hearts and minds, we prepare our children for an ever-changing world Our vision respects what was written many years ago in the original trust deed transcription of 1871: The said premises and buildings thereon erected or to be erected to be for ever hereafter appropriated and used for a school for the education of children and adults or children only of the labouring, manufacturing and of other poorer classes in the district of Chesterton and for no other purposes.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
- Music
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
- 124265
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zoe Comley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headteacher Joanne Brennan | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Alcock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Hunt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Morris | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Reverend James Rosie | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jason Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr John Robinson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr David Grocott Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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