St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston
Academy converter primary school in Preston (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Preston, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 47 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 54. It is part of the THE BLESSED EDWARD BAMBER CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jennifer Birch.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Football
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Key facts
- URN
- 149264
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (2 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Maura Leyland | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Joynson | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Paul Embery Former | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Donna Foxton Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Aaron Speight Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kelly Hopkinson Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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