St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Newton-le-Willows (St. Helens).
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
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to St. Mary's Catholic Infant Academy and St. Mary's Catholic Junior Academy website. Here you can start to discover what makes our infant and junior schools special places, why our children love our schools and why they remember the schools with such affection.
Our ambition is for every child to fulfil their potential and we celebrate everyone's uniqueness and the gifts and talents they have. Every child is precious, and it is a privilege to play a part in their development.
The ambitious ethos of our schools encourages our school family to aim high and live up to our school Christian values as we believe, We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. Philippians 4:13.
All our work with children and families, staff, governors, parishioners and the wider community is influenced by our core values which are: Compassion, Respect and Resilience. Our 2-form entry schools work together on sites near to each other in Newton-Le-Willows.
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.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
- Rugby
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 150302
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gillian Tuck | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Vanessa Wells Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oliver Moore | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gillian Maguire | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Andrea Hymers | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Leah Matthews | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Samantha Birchall | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Jeanette Banks | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sophie Smith Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Gillian Tuck Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Rebecca Wong Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2004 · term ended 2026 |
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