St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Ramsbottom, a Voluntary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Bury (Bury).
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
Welcome to St Josephs Roman Catholic Primary School. We are committed to the Catholic education we provide for our children, giving them a happy, safe and secure environment. We aim to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing information for parents and carers.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for Here you will find, please do not hesitate to contact school using the contact details provided. If you would like to see what is going on in school on a daily basis, please see our school Facebook page. St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School Queen Street Ramsbottom Bury BL0 9JJ
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Choir
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Multisports
- Netball
Key facts
- URN
- 150674
- 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
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William McSorley | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rowan Ardill | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sean Wells | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Joe Winstanley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Fr Peter Hopkinson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mrs Catherine McGrath | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fiona Ashton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Graves | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Katie Guy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alison Mitchell | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 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