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Location

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About

St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy is a Catholic academy located in Clitheroe, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. The Headteacher is Zoe Mabbott.

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.
  • Extra Curricular
  • Class Pages
  • Forest School
  • Twinkl
  • Zones of Regulation

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
  • ArtsmarkArts and culture

Key facts

URN
152198
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
Pendle and Clitheroe
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2025

Governing body (9 current, 4 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Kevin DownesChair of Local Governing BodyAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Sam Stell FormerChair of Local Governing BodyElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Sam StellLocal GovernorAppointed by academy memberssince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Claire JurianszLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Ann GreenwoodLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Deborah ClucasLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Kate WalmsleyLocal GovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Father Cannon Paul BrindleLocal GovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Zoe MabbottLocal GovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Olivia WhymanLocal GovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Kevin Downes FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Alison Rowley FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mrs Claire Juriansz FormerLocal GovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 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