Our Schools & Colleges

The Diocese of Lancaster has 84 Catholic Schools and Colleges plus 1 Sixth Form College across Cumbria, Blackpool and Lancashire (North and West) - a vital part of her mission that are often excellent beacons of light and hope in the local community.

For contact details of our schools and colleges please see the Lancaster Diocesan Education Centre's section on Schools and Colleges:

Here they are grouped in 'families', consisting of 1 secondary school and its respective partner primary schools.  The name of the Headteacher and contact information is provided there for each school.   

The Lancaster Diocesan Board of Education and Formation is an agency of the Diocese of Lancaster and works on behalf of and is responsible to the Bishop and Trustees of the Diocese.  As a diocesan agency its work must be integral to and consistent with the educational mission of the Diocese, approved by the Bishop and Trustees.

The purpose of the Board of Education and Formation of the Lancaster Diocese is to advise the Bishop and Trustees on strategies and policies relating to education and formation, agree action and oversee the management of the Diocesan Education Service.

Members: Right Reverend Michael Campbell OSA, Bishop of Lancaster; Chair - awaiting appoinment, Canon Luiz Ruscillo (Head of Service), Miss Christine Smith (Secretary), Mrs Victoria Ashfield, Mrs Trudi Denham, Mr David Evans, Mrs Lyn Garbarino, Mr Simon Gillespie, Mr Leonard Hampson, Rev Michael Murphy, Rev Anthony Walsh, Mr Mike Glover

 Contact: educationservice@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk

DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICE

Contact Details:

Head of Service: Canon Luiz Ruscillo

Email: educationservice@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk   

Parishes

Consultant Parish Facilitator – Miss Christine Smith

Email: LancasterCatechist@live.co.uk

Schools

Principal Officer School Governance: Mr Alex Scott   

Email: alex.scott@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk  

Schools Religious Education

Adviser - Secondary RE: Mr Anthony Finnerty  

Email: anthony.finnerty@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk  

Adviser - Primary RE: Mrs Jacqueline Hampson  

Email: educationservice@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk  

Adviser - Primary RE: Mrs Margaret Wright  

Email: educationservice@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk  

Administration

Mrs Heather Watts   

Email: heather.watts@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk   

Mrs Hilary Harling   

Email: secretary@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk

Address: The Education Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster LA1 3BT 

Tel: 01524 841190   

Fax: 01524 846258   

Website: http://www.lancaster-diocese-education.org.uk

Online Learning: http://vle.dles.lancsngfl.ac.uk

For School Buildings Information see the following:

Diocesan School Buildings Committee 

Chairman:  Mr M Flynn

Secretary: Mrs M Whitehouse - Finance Office

mandy.whitehouse@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk

Schools Capital Programme Consultant: 

Mrs Janice Beck, Tel: 07849063106, Email: janicb3585@btinternet.com 

School Building Committee Members: Canon L Ruscillo; Mr S Moore; Rev S Hawksworth; Mr A Scott; Mr D Kennedy; Mr N Ranson; Mr E Tumelty; Mr M Purcell; Mrs F Wygldala. In Attendance: Mrs J Beck (Professional Advisor), Mrs M Whitehouse (Secretary). 

Enquiries and Correspondence to:

The Secretary,

Mandy Whitehouse,

Finance and Gift Aid Office,
The Pastoral Centre,
Balmoral Road,
Lancaster
LA1 3BT

Tel: 01524 596057  

Fax: 01524 596058  

Email: mandy.whitehouse@lancasterrcdiocese.org.uk

Local Schools Building Committees: 

BLACKPOOL Clergy Reps: Rev S Pearson, School Reps: Mr J Cleary; Mrs E Guerin; Mr S O'Hare; Mr S Tierney; Mrs F Wygladala; Mrs S Smith

CUMBRIA Clergy Reps:  School Reps: Mrs K Waplington; Mr E Tumelty; Mrs S Worsley;  Mr J Myers;  Mr D Carricks; Mrs A Brook; Mrs V Sandham; Mrs S Graham

LANCASHIRE Clergy Reps:  School Reps: Mrs M Wright;  Mr N Ranson; Mrs K Taylor; Mr M Purcell; Mr T Perry; Mr P Grice; Mr A Scott; Mr B Conboy; Mr G Hayes; Mr P Mooney; Mrs Roz Wrobleski; Mr D Ramsey; Mr S Thornton  

The Bishops Conference Agency for Catholic Education is the Catholic Education Service (CES) 

The CES negotiates, on behalf of all bishops, with Government and other national bodies on legal, administrative and religious education matters.

Contact details are as follows:

39 Eccleston Square
London 
SW1V 1BX
   
Telephone                            0207 901 1900
Facsimile                              0207 901 1939
Email                                    general@cesew.org.uk
Website                                www.cesew.org.uk