St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
Academy converter primary school in Norwich (Norfolk).
Location
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St. Augustine's Catholic Primary School 19 West End, Old Costessey, Norwich.
NR8 5AG Telephone: 01603 743317 Email: Head Teacher: Rachel Swindell Part of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Multi-Academy Trust: stjohnthebaptist-cmat.org.uk Our mission at St Augustine's Catholic Primary School is to make our children feel cared for and secure in our school, where Catholic values are practised and where all our children's gifts and abilities are recognised and developed in a family atmosphere of respect and friendship.
This is summed up by the banner in our Hall that reads ' We try to follow Jesus by loving each other and caring for God's world'. We are one of the longest established primary school's in the whole country, set in the heart of Old Costessey with a caring, family atmosphere that pervades all aspects of school life.
We have a strong sense of internationalism both through our curriculum and our links with other countries across the globe as well as our links with the local families and community that ground us in Old Costessey.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dodgeball
- Football
- Music
- Netball
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
- 142730
- 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
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Zammit | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph Zammit | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kwok Lun Johnny Yuen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Yee Ling Law | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Niamh Costello | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Virginia Boys | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Eleanor Wright | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Louise Dhorajiwala | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Josh Hallam | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Rachel Swindell | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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