St Thomas Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bury (Bury).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Thomas Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Bury. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 450 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the THE SYCAMORE Church of England TRUST LIMITED. The school is led by Mr Martin Van Hecke.
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 146156
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Janet Lyssejko Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Butler | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Linda Binns | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Caroline English-Mather | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sofia Khan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Martin Van Hecke | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Ummrana Farooq | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Nicola McCoy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Sohail Younus | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Morven Hudson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Caroline Haughton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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