St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Rochdale (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St John with St Michael Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Rochdale, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 115 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 119. It is part of the FORWARD as One Church of England MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Paul Cowburn.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 148745
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (7 current, 1 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 Graham Donnan | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Connor Rooney | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tammy Vipond | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alexandra Baron | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Cowburn | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Lucy Camps | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Nichola Howard | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Janet O'Neill Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · 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