The Holy Name Parent Teacher Association
Charity 1053322
Overview
Summary
The Holy Name Parent Teacher Association appears to function as a parent-led resource-building organisation around Holy Name School. Its role is not primarily to deliver educational services directly, but to convert community participation in social fundraising events into practical enhancements for pupils’ school experience. The evidence suggests a locally embedded model: family-oriented events generate funds that are reinvested in equipment, learning resources and school-transition recognition, linking parent engagement with tangible improvements to the school environment.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- Direct evidence shows that the PTA fundraises for, and funds items and activities benefiting, pupils at Holy Name Catholic Primary School. The school is in Sandwell.
- The Charity Commission lists Birmingham City and Sandwell as places where the charity operates, but does not identify any Birmingham venue, ward, project or service location. This is insufficient to assign the organisation to a supplied Birmingham operational area.
- It is a reasonable interpretation that the PTA's operational identity is neighbourhood-based around one school community, rather than district-wide or citywide: its reported events and expenditure are focused on the school and its pupils. However, the available evidence does not establish the geographic origin of pupils or attendees.
- No evidence was found that the academy trust or other external organisations materially extend the PTA's own operational reach beyond the Holy Name school community.
Additional evidence needed
- Current PTA event notices, newsletters or minutes stating the venues and locations of activities held within Birmingham City.
- Evidence of grants, projects or beneficiary activity delivered at locations other than Holy Name Catholic Primary School.
- A current PTA annual report identifying whether fundraising events or funded provision take place in Birmingham City as well as at the Sandwell school site.
Areas of work
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
How they help
- Makes Grants To Organisations
Discoveries involving this organisation
The Atlas has not published any Discoveries involving this organisation yet.
Observations
A community fundraising bridge into school improvement
The association appears to act as a bridge between families’ social participation and the school’s material needs. Events such as discos, family nights, fairs and barbecues may create both income and a recurring point of connection among the school community.
Why it matters
This suggests its value may extend beyond the funds raised: it may strengthen the relationships and shared ownership that enable a school community to support children collectively.
Show evidence
“The PTA runs fundraising activities including discos, family nights, a winter fair and an annual barbecue.”
Source:Organisation“All money raised is used to fund things for the children of Holy Name School.”
Source:Organisation
Funding appears focused on everyday educational experience
Its spending choices suggest an emphasis on visible, practical additions to pupils’ daily school life rather than a single specialist programme. Playground equipment, markings, whiteboards and dressing-up resources may support play, classroom activity and informal learning.
Why it matters
This helps distinguish the organisation as a flexible school-enrichment funder, potentially able to respond to smaller or less easily funded needs within the school environment.
Show evidence
“Recent purchases include playground equipment and markings, whiteboards, leavers gifts and dressing-up equipment.”
Source:Organisation“Its object is to advance the education of the pupils in the school.”
Source:Charity Commission
The association may support both collective provision and pupil milestones
The mix of shared resources and leavers gifts indicates that the PTA may support both whole-school facilities and particular moments in pupils’ progression through the school.
Why it matters
This points to a role spanning infrastructure and community recognition, which may make the organisation relevant to both school planning and efforts to sustain a positive pupil experience.
Show evidence
“Recent purchases include playground equipment, whiteboards and leavers gifts.”
Source:Organisation“The charity helps children and young people.”
Source:Charity Commission
- It is unclear how parents, school staff and pupils influence fundraising priorities and spending decisions.
- There is no evidence about the scale, frequency or financial sustainability of its fundraising.
- The available information does not show whether the PTA collaborates with other local organisations or reaches families beyond regular school participants.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual accounts and fundraising totals, with a breakdown of grants or purchases by year.
- Information on governance, membership, decision-making and relationships with Holy Name School.
- Evidence of pupil, parent or staff feedback on the difference funded resources have made.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
HOLY NAME SCHOOL PTA SPENDS THE YEAR RUNNING VARIOUS FORMS OF FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES. THESE RANGE FROM DISCOS, FAMILY NIGHTS, WINTER FAIR AND AN ANNUAL BBQ. ALL OF THE THE MONEY RAISED GOES INTO FUNDING VARIOUS THINGS FOR THE CHILDREN OF HOLY NAME SCHOOL. IN RECENT YEARS WE HAVE BOUGHT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND MARKINGS, WHITEBOARDS, LEAVERS GIFTS, DRESSING UP EQUIPMENT .
Charity objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL