The Faber Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire).
Location
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you and your child to The Faber Catholic Primary school, which is part of St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi Academy Trust. Choosing your child's school is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.
The purpose of this website is to inform you about our vision, values and ethos, curriculum standards and provision, including the wide range and high quality opportunities available to every child at The Faber.
As a Catholic school our fundamental mission is to promote positive values and virtues within our school community in which every person is respected as an individual, made in the image of Christ. The promotion of Gospel values and British values are reinforced through the curriculum daily.
Through an extensive and creative curriculum children's learning is enhanced by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities and after-school clubs. Our links with Painsley Catholic College enable the children to benefit from specialist teachers in music, modern foreign languages and science.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Purple Mash
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138722
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (6 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Antony Wretham Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kerry Evans | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Allen | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Chris Yule | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lindsey Gidman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Baxter | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Sue Loynes | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mark Philps Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Burnett Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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