Welcome to the St Wilfrid's PTA where all parents are members and all children benefit.
St Wilfrid's now has a very active PTA and our key objectives are:
- Fundraising to raise money for the school
- Organising social events to enhance the school community
What does the PTA do?
As a registered charity, the main role of the PTA is to raise funds for the school. The PTA commits to financially supporting some aspects of school life on an ongoing basis (e.g. reward stickers, library books and resources for after school clubs) but we also raise funds for things which are critical to the schools ongoing success but cannot be funded out of the school budget. As in most schools, the majority of our funds are raised through the events that we run.
Our PTA committee consists of several members who have specific roles; and a larger team who work really hard which ensures that our events run really successfully.
● Cath Burke & Karen Walsh (Co-Chairs)
● Jo Pond (Treasurer)
● Claire Mottershed & Clare Thomas (Co-Sectaries)
● Ewa Edwards (Communications)
Fundraising
Total Fundraising for the 2025 - 2026 academic year was just over £2,000
Our Zeffy Link
You can donate to our PTA online using the following link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-GB/organizations/st-wilfrids-pta
You will also find our current events and pre-loved uniform shop.
So where does your money go?
The money raised by the PTA over recent years has been used in a variety of ways:
● Playground equipment
● Funding towards our artificial grass football pitch (the Astro)
● Funding for the new trail equipment in the main playground
● Chromebooks
Getting involved
As a parent or carer at St Wilfrid's, you are automatically a member of the PTA. There are a number of ways in which you can get involved:
Please support the events that are held during the year. There are lots of events held during the year, some for children and some for the whole family. Please come along, help raise funds for the school and meet some new people.
Give a little time. There are always lots of things to do in the PTA – whether it’s spending 20 minutes when you’ve dropped your children off at school selling tickets for the school disco or manning a stall at a cake fair!
Come along to the PTA Meetings. They are fun, informative and held at different times of the day both in and out of school so that as many people as possible can attend.
If you love to shop . . . You can help the PTA raise funds for school equipment by simply going to www.easyfundraising.org.uk and accessing major online retailers through this portal. It could not be simpler – it is at no additional cost or hassle to yourselves and indeed could save you money through the special offers accessible at the home page.
Getting in touch
You can email the PTA Committee at pta@thrive-stw.com or just catch us in the playground.
