St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy
Academy converter primary school in York (North Yorkshire).
Location
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I am extremely proud to be part of the St Benedict's family, working alongside a dedicated and committed staff and governing body. We will endeavour to build on the many successes of our school and look forward to leading St Benedict's into a new and exciting era. St Benedict's is a caring and friendly school which has the Gospel values at its core.
The Catholic ethos is palpable throughout the school as Christ is at the centre of everything we do. That is why our mission statement is woven into every aspect of school life: We are committed to promoting the strong relationship between home, school and Parish as we feel that this partnership is the key to producing the best possible Catholic education for your child.
We work hard using our talents for the good of other people and to achieve our best. In our school community, we show respect to every person. Together with our families, our parish and our local community we strive to create a safe, happy school and become confident, caring citizens.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 147274
- 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
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ian Lovat | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michal Karasinski | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Hewitt | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jon Mutton Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Father Philip Rozario Osb | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ryan Jacobs | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Toone | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Hudson | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gerard Eddy | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Katie Hagerstrand Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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