St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Batley (Kirklees).
Location
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St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Upton Street, Batley West Yorkshire WF17 8PH We are proud to work with all the Catholic schools across our two local authority areas, particularly as the Trust grows and benefits from the expertise and knowledge that other schools joining in the future will bring.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 148481
- 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
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (9 current, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kylie Duddigan | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phil Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stacy Rhys-Hill | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Rebecca White | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle Anderson | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Father Eamonn Hegarty Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kasha Daniels | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adam Knight | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Philip Glover | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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