St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Bingley (Bradford).
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
Welcome to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School! The Trust, academy council, staff and all of our existing families and I are delighted to welcome all our pupils and parents to our school. Here at St Joseph's, we are passionate about teaching and learning, developing the faith of our children and are committed in continuing to move our school forward.
The staff are a dedicated, hardworking and great team who share our ambitions for the children. The children tell us that they are happy and enjoy being here and this can be seen in their smiles, the trusting relationships that are built and the progress they make.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Karate
- Lego
- Music
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 147924
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Shipley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elizabeth Firth | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Nigel Polland | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Black | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Angela Cook | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Robinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jennifer Cartwright | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Owen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Kimberley Hache | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Hawkes Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · 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