St Marys Church of England Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Leeds (Leeds).
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 is a highly inclusive and aspirational school, where the Christian vision shapes a culture of dignity, hope and positivity. Leaders know their community well and have embedded a vision that encourages everyone to aim high. Leaders understand their community well and have developed a deeply embedded Christian vision that is central to pupils and adults flourishing.
It's a very exciting day today at St Mary's … we can't wait to see how bright and sparkly everyone looks for our first Shine Bright Day #letyourlightshine ✨ Our Christian Value for autumn 1 was 'aspiration'. We had our Values Afternoon last week where children worked in their House Teams to create work and prayers for this display.
We are delighted to have gained the Leeds Communication Friendly Setting Standard. We are 1 of 7 schools to achieve this across Leeds! Our amazing families donated all of this food for our Harvest Festivals yesterday - today it was collected by Leeds South and East Foodbank. Thank you to our families for being so generous ❤️
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 147633
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Constituency
- Leeds South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Ingram | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Pippa McPherson Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Russell Iain Stones | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Reverend Jean-Louis Pecher | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jessica Crisp | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Sam Eustace | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sonia Walters | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ibrahim Adams | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Donna Shaw | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Joanne Peake | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Beth Wouters Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Pippa McPherson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Councillor Paul Wray Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
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