Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Southend-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
Location
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We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery website. Sacred Heart is a fully inclusive school with the highest expectations and aspirations for all our pupils. We pride ourselves on our warm, welcoming Catholic ethos.
We are proud of the special relationships the school holds with parents and carers and we very much value the support and contribution they make to school life. The school also enjoys a close partnership with Sacred Heart Parish.
Because home, school and parish work together, we are able to provide a happy, caring and effective learning environment, with high expectations and standards.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 145678
- 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
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Nash | Chair of Local Governing Body | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sarah Baldwin | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Frances Carabine-Bradley | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chris Beazeley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Danielle O'Neill | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Father Graham Smith | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Helen Adey Former | Local Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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