St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Leeds (Leeds).
Location
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Contact US: Station Fields, Garforth, Leeds, LS25 1PS in 2019 we celebrated 50 years of education at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School in Garforth. Here is a snippet from the school log book of 1969 when Mr Jordan, the then headteacher, added the entry for the first day of the new school.
The school community moved from St Joseph's School on Barleyhill Road on Thursday 27th February 1969. 50 Years at St Benedict's 1969 - 2019
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Computing
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 138945
- 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
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Cedric Duval | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Evans | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sue Coolican | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julie Kirkpatrick | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Liz Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Henry Longbottom | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Helen Prior | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Lucy Britton-Dixon | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Woolley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Kate Dilworth Former | Local 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