Schools associated with Parish of the Good Shepherd

There are five church primary schools within the parish. 

Holy Trinity church has one voluntary aided school:  Holy Trinity Church of England school.
St James church has two voluntary controlled schools :  Hurst Knoll (St James) Church of England school and St James Church of England school.
St Michael’s church has one voluntary controlled school:  Parochial Church of England School.
St Peter’s church has one voluntary aided school:  St Peter’s Church of England School.

Further details of these schools can be found by referring to the Schools section in the area for each church.

All of our churches are available for schools to visit.  Please contact the member of the clergy responsible for the church that you wish to visit. 

Parochial school is a Voluntary Controlled School.  The clergy take weekly assemblies in the school and the school comes to St Michael’s church for four services each year.

  • Parochial School

    Parochial School

    Headteacher: Mrs M Gillespy

    School Secretary:

    Mrs A Wray

    Address details:

    Keppel Street
    Ashton-under-Lyne
    OL6 6NN
    Telephone: 0161 343 6070
    Fax: 0161 343 7846
    Email:
    Website: Go to School Website

  • Holy Trinity School

    Holy Trinity School is a Voluntary Aided Church of England primary school and has close links with the church.  It can be found on the same site as the church.

    Headteacher: Mrs K Menmuir

    School Secretary:

    Mrs C Burke

    Address details:

    Kenyon Street
    Ashton-Under-Lyne
    OL6 7DU
    Telephone: 0161 330 1065
    Fax: 0161 339 8298
    Email:

  • Hurst Knoll (St James) CE School

    Hurst Knoll (St James) Church of England School is a Voluntary Controlled school.  Clergy take weekly assemblies and the school comes to St James church four times a year for services.

    Hurst Knoll (St James) CE School

    Headteacher: Mrs. S Nelson

    Address details:

    Ladbrooke Road
    Ashton-Under-Lyne
    OL6 8JS
    Telephone: 0161 330 4049
    Fax: 0161 330 4049
    Email:
    Website: Go to School Website

  • St James CE School

    St James Church of England School is a Voluntary Controlled school.  Clergy take weekly assemblies and the school comes to St James church four times a year for services.

    St James CE School

    Headteacher: Mrs V Marsh

    Address details:

    Romney Street
    Ashton-Under-Lyne
    OL6 9HU
    Telephone: 0161 330 2008
    Fax: 0161 330 2008
    Email:
    Website: Go to School Website

  • St Peter’s CE School

    St Peter’s Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary Aided school and has close links with the church.

    St Peter’s CE School

    Headteacher: Mrs Linda Bardsley

    School Secretary:

    Mrs A Beddows

    Address details:

    Oxford Street
    Ashton-Under-Lyne
    OL7 0NB
    Telephone: 0161 330 1691
    Fax: 0161 342 8352
    Email:
    Website: Go to School Website

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