Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
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
We are a Catholic School that serves Poplar and Limehouse in the borough of Tower Hamlets, and resides in the Diocese of Westminster. With Christ at our centre we love, listen and learn. We track the pages you visit on this site using Google Analytics . This tells us what's popular so we can do more of what you like.
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Accelerated Reader
- Bedrock Learning (Vocabulary)
- Bug Club
- Numbots
and 3 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Music MarkMusic
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 139423
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- 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
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (8 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Joanne Faulkner | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Bussion | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Harriet Chester | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Katie Barnes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Father Andrew Bowden | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Collyer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Louise Vernon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Patrick Anthony Devereux | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2030 |
| Ms Caroline Modest Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Lorraine Adams Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Sister Christine Frost Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Sophie Collier Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Julia Scott Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Terri Rowe Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | 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