Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
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
Our Lady of Lourdes, Bradley Boulevard, Sheepridge, Huddersfield, HD2 1EA 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.
Welcome to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary Academy which serves the families of the Holy Redeemer Parish within Sheepridge. Our school is part of the family of Catholic Primary Academies within the Diocese of Leeds and as such, prayer and worship play an important role in the life of the children and staff.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Coding
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Yoga
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 148484
- 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
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
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 Catherine McGowen | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Maria Garip | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amelia Parker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Eloise Jefford | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Barbra Horrock | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Thomas Scott | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Martin Kelly Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kathie Gait | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Estelle Deighton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
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