St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Lowestoft (Suffolk).
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
Welcome to our much loved and valued Catholic Primary School. St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School is part of the St John the Baptist Multi Academy Trust. Our school is enriched by close links with St Mary and St Peter Primary School in Gorleston , our other Catholic schools within the Mat and our local and global communities.
Our community promotes high standards of teaching, learning and behaviour and we believe that a strong partnership is essential between school and each child's family to enable children to learn, grow and reach their full potential. When constructing our mission statement, first and foremost we asked our pupils for help.
We wanted the children together with adults to create a mission which would represent everyone in our school and a mission which speaks from child's perspective. Children and adults created the following mission in Autumn 2021: As God's family we are STARs within a loving and thriving community, celebrating our diversity.
We ignite lifelong learning where everyone becomes a positive influence on our world. Friday 5th December - Be Bright, Be Seen Day - children are encouraged to come to school wearing bright coloured accessories with their normal school uniform.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Cooking
- Football
- Rugby
- Yoga
- Beach School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142806
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Gaskell | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Abigail Goddard | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Anna Glynn | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Beryl Edwards | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jeremy Gaskell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Matthew Evans | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| 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 |
| Mr Thomas Langan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Joanne Arnold | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Helen Armstrong | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Padraig Hawkins Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Amber Brooks Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Diane Allard Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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