St Joseph's Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Sheffield (Sheffield).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St Joseph's Primary School is a Catholic academy located in Sheffield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Debra McFarlane.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Stem
- Forest School
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- White Rose Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139346
- 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
- Sheffield
- Constituency
- Sheffield South East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.6 governors are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zoe Louise Darwin | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Father Mark Gregory McManus | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 |
| Bishop Ralph Heskett | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 |
| Mr Jack Bennett Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amy Sear Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Taylor | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend Simon Hegarty Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Debra Joy McFarlane Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mrs Jane Connealy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Patrick Abel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2013 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Simon Hegarty Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2013 |
| Mr Richard John Exley Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ruth Helen Cosgrove Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Margaret Rae Former | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · 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