Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Peterborough (Peterborough).
Location
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Headteachers Welcome As the new Headteacher, I am delighted to welcome you to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School. I am honoured and truly privileged to lead this vibrant, faith-filled community, where every child is cherished as a unique gift from God and encouraged to grow into the person He has created them to be.
I am delighted to introduce you to our wonderful school community, where faith, learning and love are at the heart of all we do. At Sacred Heart, our mission Together we live and learn; we play and pray is at the core of our daily life. As a Catholic school, we are inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Our children are nurtured in Gospel values such as compassion, respect, justice and forgiveness, which guide their actions in school and in the wider world. They learn to treat others with kindness, live responsibly, and become thoughtful, caring citizens.
We believe that every child is a unique gift from God, and it is our vocation to help them discover and develop their God-given talents, becoming the person God has called them to be by nurturing each child to grow spiritually, academically and emotionally.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 147386
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- Peterborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Marian De-Cotis | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Tracy Cavanagh Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Stokes | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Maureen Collier | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Marian De-Cotis | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Fr Arockiya Seelan Poobalan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Soju Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Tracy Cavanagh | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gemma Moran Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Obianuju Mordi Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Smita Sunny Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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