St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Otley
Academy converter primary school in Otley (Leeds).
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
Thank you for taking the time to find out about our incredible school. We hope the information given in this website will be helpful in providing you with a glimpse of what we offer for our children and community.
This website will give you lots of information about our school, but you are so very welcome to visit us to look around, ask any questions and see our school in action. Information which we simply cannot mirror Here you will find. At the beating heart of St. Joseph's is love everything is built on this.
When you enter our school you will feel how special St Joseph's is you will pick it up within the first minute of being here! With love as our core value, our culture and daily climate is set. Love sets our standard; it is not simply an emotion or a buzz word.
It is demonstrated in everything we give our children and the community; our determination for success , our (infectious) perfect determination to give our children the very best education!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Netball
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 139355
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds North West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleen Jackson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Macdonald | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Trevor Barker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Therese McNeice | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire Gibbon | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Fiona Holmes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Colleen Jackson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Charlotte Monkman | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Keinhorst | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Luke Gilhooly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Father Nicholas Hird | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Emma Nicholson 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