St Walburga's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Shipley (Bradford).
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
I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty ( John 6:35 ) [Jesus the Bread of Life means He is essential for living life to the full [John 10:10].
A life not only satisfying my own needs and wants, or simply my life with others, but acknowledging God and growing in relationship with God, i.e. always trying to live by seeing things/people as God sees them] Guided by the love of God, through abiding faith, St Walburga's inspires a sense of togetherness.
This supports the development of each unique child to achieve their full potential in an ever-changing society. They become a witness of Christ to positively influence their own life and the lives of those around them throughout their journey with us, and beyond.
Let no-one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbour (1 Corinthians 10:24) In order to achieve the vision for St Walburga s, we implement the following statements :
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Choir
- Cross Country
- Film Club
- Lego
- Netball
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 142947
- 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
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kath Spillane | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Irekiptan Okukpon | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Hutton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carol Armitage | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Maud Halstead | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Fiona Hahn | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nick Connor | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Barbara Kelly | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Fearnley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ashley Wilkinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Father Keiron Walker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2015 · until 2029 |
| Charlene Spratt Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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