Christ Church Church of England Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Shipley (Bradford).
Location
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Twitter Facebook 01274 410349 Christ Church Primary Academy aims to serve its community by providing education of the highest quality. Christian values are at the heart of all we do.
We seek to help each child reach high levels of attainment and achievement and have the highest life chances, respecting difference and offering equality of opportunity free from discrimination on grounds of race, sex, class or disability. We believe in living Christian values; loving and respecting each other.
In this atmosphere children learn by example and grow morally, socially, emotionally and spiritually. Within the happy, safe and secure environment, Christ Church Academy provides a place where each child is nurtured in these qualities.
The school has strong links with Christchurch Local Ecumenical Partnership; a team of parishioners from local churches deliver our very popular Open The Book assemblies to bring bible stories to life.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 139201
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Watts Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Watts | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tkay Shana | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ana Jesus | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Irene Iduseri | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally Coope | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 | |
| Malcolm Hendry | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Irene Docherty | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Paul Chell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Philippa Foster | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
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