St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chatham (Medway).
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
Vision - St. Benedict's enable confident, independent, and resilient learners inspired by Gospel values to become Christ like citizens. Mission - Learning and Challenge Rooted in Faith. At the beginning of each week, Pupil Chaplains lead class Morning Prayers linked to that week's value. They talk about the values, their meaning and how they relate to the liturgical year.
Each week, the school explores a different school value (based on the Gospel values) and through liturgy, prayer and lessons, children discuss and reflect on what the week's value means to them and how they are able to act it out in their daily life.
In Friday's whole school celebration assembly, 'learners of the week' and 'superstars of the week' are chosen because they have demonstrated the value of the week.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
- Music
- Restorative Practice
- Zones of Regulation
Key facts
- URN
- 149979
- 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
- Medway
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Upton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Brett Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Brett | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Stevie Hunt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Father Joseph Donkor | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Grace Edwards | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Edwards | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Natalie Pastore | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Gerry Sharratt | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Sarah McAlpine | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Rachel Upton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Rebecca Warren-Heys Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · 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