St Paul's CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Salford (Salford).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Salford. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 225 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 240. It is part of the VANTAGE CE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Miss Wendy Budsworth.
Key facts
- URN
- 147730
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Salford
- Constituency
- Salford
- 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.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 Christopher Dugdale Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loren Webster | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Danielle Harvey | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Victoria Walton | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Olusegun Akinpelu | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Stephanie Comber | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Claire Garner | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Saul Higgins | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Taylor | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Victoria Walton Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Kirsty Jennings Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Father Paul Hutchins Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Wendy Budsworth Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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