St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Bacup (Lancashire).
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
St Mary's School is a calm, friendly, warm and welcoming school which was founded by and is part of the Catholic Church. We currently have 95 children on roll and a 26 place Nursery. We are the only Catholic School in the town of Bacup, and our thriving nursery provides free and flexible childcare.
Offering all the advantages of a Church school, our roll is not limited to Catholics. We cater for families who believe in giving children a strong moral understanding of today's world as well as an excellent all round education.
Our Breakfast club starts at 8am and After School Club runs until 5:15pm each day, enabling parents to have additional childcare on site (see the Charging Policy for current prices). We welcome new pupils regularly. If you would like to visit our calm, learning focused school please contact the school office who will be happy to help with your enquiries.
1852 Father Henry Mulvaney established a Mission in Bacup. A garret over a shop in Market Street (now Crowthers Opticians) was used as Church and School.
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.- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Minecraft
- Music
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Forest School
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 147592
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (5 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kieran Heakin | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Watson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Fr Benjamin Garba | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Ms Alisia McGregor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Georgina Entwistle | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Father Christopher McGrane Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Lisa Corrigan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Lloyd Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Dickinson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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