St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Portishead (North Somerset).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school located in Portishead, North Somerset. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 218 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the THE CARDINAL NEWMAN CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school is led by Mr Greg Bath.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Multi-Sports
- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 151173
- 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
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- North Somerset
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (9 current, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shelley-Anne Douglas Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Frank Wainwright | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jonathan Deeney | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Miss Shaylen Joy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ciaran O'Rourke | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Dowley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Nicol | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jane Kern | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sue McMahon | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andy Shiel Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanna Poole Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Greg Bath Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · 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