St John Rigby Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bedford (Bedford).
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
Our purpose as a Catholic school is to focus on the moral development of our children in accordance with Christ's teachings, while fulfilling the academic preparation necessary to be successful citizens who can make a positive contribution to modern Britain. I have come that you may have life, life to the full.
John 10: 1-10 Our VISION for St John Rigby is to educate children in the spirit of the Gospel values and traditions of the Catholic Church, and believe our fundamental mission is the nurturing of talents and potential of each individual as they embrace their faith development, learning and growing in the kno wledge and love of Christ.
This is underpinned by our mission statement: God's will be done through work and play as we follow Jesus day by day We recognise that parents are the primary educators of their children; therefore, effective collaboration and communication with families as partners are essential to the success of our children.
We envision our school community working in partnership to nurture, mentor, develop and promote individuals who have the essential tools to flourish and live a faith-centered life. We believe to make this vision a reality, we must:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 139515
- 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
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (0 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ilona Bond Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mechelle Claxton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Francessca Fadda-Archibold Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ken Orji 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