Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy
Academy converter primary school in York (York).
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
I am very pleased to welcome you to our website, where you can gain an insight into our wonderful School. We are rightly proud of our School Family where all children and adults are encouraged to grow and develop to their full potential. Our Vision is central to everything we do and is inclusive of all the children and adults in our faith community.
Our vision statement is our roadmap in ensuring we offer an outstanding Catholic education to all those in our care. We are proud of our curriculum and strive to meet challenging academic standards for all of our children. Our school mission is Living, Loving, Learning Christ at the Centre.
By this, we mean that through servant leadership, we invite everyone to come and meet Christ in our school. We believe that we meet Christ most deeply in those who are the most vulnerable and can show Christ to others in all that we do. We feel proud that this makes us a very special community, which we hope is evident in all of our actions towards others.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Design & Technology
- English
- Geography
- History
- Italian
- Maths
- Music
- Phonics and Early Reading
- PSHE
- Quest
- Religious Education
- Reading
- Science
- Art & Design
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 147436
- 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
- York
- Constituency
- York Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Eleanor Fletcher Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nick Bycroft | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr Greg McGee | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mrs Clare Cheney | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sophie Adams | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Kathleen S H Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Blackwood | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Francis Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Canon Michael Loughlin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Prof Bronislaw Wedzicha Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · 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