St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Redcar (Redcar and Cleveland).
Location
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Welcome to St. Benedict's Catholic Primary Schools website. Our school mission 'Pray together, learn together,' is at the heart of everything we do in St Benedict's. Our high expectations of standards, behaviour and the Catholic life of the school are based on the words from our special saint – St Benedict 'Ora and Labora' .
As a Catholic school, our vision is to provide each and every child with a Catholic Education whereby they each develop a unique understanding with Jesus.
Our school mission states that in order to 'Pray together, learn together' we are reminded that: 'For where two or three gather in my name there I am with them' Matthew 18:20 As a school, we aim to pray to God, pray with each other and for each other. Every single staff member is extremely proud of our school, your children are a joy and pleasure to teach.
Our vision states that we 'Aspire to be the best we can be, knowing that we will embrace all we can when we can' to ensure your children have the best possible start.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 142272
- 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
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Constituency
- Redcar
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (9 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Derek Gittins | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Len Collings | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mrs Lynn Mitchell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mrs Kendra Sill Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Nathan Sturdy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Baxter | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs June Craven Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Yarham | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 | |
| Mrs Colleen Short | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2028 |
| Rev Philip Osuagwu Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Brenda Ann Francis Burns Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · 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