St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Keighley (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
Welcome to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Keighley. Whether you are from an established family within the community, a new parent, an interested visitor, pupil or governor I am sure you will find something of interest in our website. As Executive Headteacher at St Joseph's, I have witnessed the friendly, welcoming environment that characterises our school.
I hope that any new members of our community will also feel the warmth and openness of our welcome. The education children receive at St Joseph's has Gospel values at its very core; we are acknowledged in our local community as a great Catholic school with strong traditions and culture of inclusiveness.
All staff are enthusiastic and strive to encourage a love of learning and develop a climate of excellence. We offer a broad, creative curriculum delivered through a wide range of teaching styles and extended learning opportunities to ensure that every child's needs are catered for.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Gardening
- Music
- Textiles
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 143032
- 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
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nick Watson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Los | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Neelum Yasmin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Wood-Ripley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lucia Simpkin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Kelly King | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Naveeda Malik | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carmel Oneil-Linyard | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Barker | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Naomi Atkinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Monsignor David Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Shakira Afzal Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Mark Brennan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Devlin Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 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