Holy Cross Ceva Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Oldham (Oldham).
Location
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Welcome to our website. Holy Cross Church of England Primary School is an inclusive Voluntary Aided School which is part of the Henshaw Trust and caters for children aged 4-11 years. School has the capacity for 480 pupils (which includes Nursery).
Our Christian vision is centred around Learning, Loving and Growing Together, Strengthened by Gods Love and provides the basis of the spiritual, social, intellectual, emotional and moral development of our children, staff and families. Please ensure you browse through our related pages so you can understand our vision and how central it is to our core purpose.
Holy Cross is an incredibly special place and that is because we place our children at the centre of everything we do. We want our pupils to be happy, safe, responsible, confident, and for every child to achieve their ever growing potential. For us, nothing else is good enough.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 135720
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- Oldham
- Constituency
- Oldham East and Saddleworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2009
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Carole Howarth | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Mandy Julie Teasdale | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Stacey Barlow | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Danielle Bell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Diane Wrigley | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Fahima Sultana | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Daniel Burton | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mr Barry Ratcliffe | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Clair Whittaker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Wardle | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2013 |
| Mrs Ameena Hassan Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Carl Jones Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
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