St Louis Catholic Academy
Academy converter primary school in Newmarket (Suffolk).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Louis Catholic Academy is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Newmarket, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 295 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 303. It is part of the Our LADY of WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Lucille Martin.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Swimming
- Little Wandle
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- White Rose Maths
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 139448
- 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
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Bethan Byrne | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kofi Atuah | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Kiri Wyatt | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Bethan Byrne | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jennifer Balmer | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Marc Walker | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Father Leonard Michael | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Charles Dore Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ann Veronica Sugrue Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emily Burbridge Former | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · 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