St Edward's Catholic Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Sheerness (Kent).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Sheerness, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 202 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP. The school is led by Mrs Angela Kinslow.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Multi-Sports
- Swimming
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Talk for Writing
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 141386
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Kent
- Constituency
- Sittingbourne and Sheppey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Penny | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sally Pinagapany Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sam Atkinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Fr Akililu Assefa Gizaw | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Wells | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sandra Forster | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Steve Austin | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Penny Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · 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