St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Great Yarmouth (Norfolk).
Location
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St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School St Mary and St Peter's is a Catholic Primary School which is part of the St John the Baptist Multi Academy Trust. Our school is enriched by close links with St Mary's RC Primary in Lowestoft, as well as the other Catholic schools within the Mat and our local and global communities.
We believe in our mission which states that "Our learning adventure will see each and every one of us thrive in God's love as we set sail for success." We know that even with God's love we can sometimes experience challenges. Just like our patron saints, Mary and Peter, they experienced difficult times in their life that took strength and perseverance to overcome.
At our school, we value this challenge and encourage children to experience it, knowing that together with our support and love, they will experience a successful outcome be it in an academic subject or through social experiences. We are all exploring our own talents and each day we 'Set Sail for Success'.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 142737
- 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
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jeremy Gaskell | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Beryl Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Anna Glynn | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Evans | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Janet Brooks | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Hannah MacKender | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Gilbert-Barnham | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Thomas Langan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Joanne Arnold | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Abigail Goddard | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Helen Armstrong | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Miss Amber Brooks Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Diane Allard Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Father Padraig Hawkins Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
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