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After 18 years of dedicated leadership, Mr Joseph McCrossan has retired as Headteacher of St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, Cambridge.
His final day on Friday 4 April was marked with warmth, gratitude, and celebration, as the school community gathered to honour his exceptional service.
The farewell began with a beautiful end-of-term Mass at Our Lady of the English Martyrs (OLEM), Cambridge, celebrated by Monsignor Harkness. The Mass offered a poignant moment of reflection and thanksgiving for Mr McCrossan’s commitment to Catholic education.
A host of speakers paid tribute to Mr McCrossan’s outstanding contribution to the school and the wider diocesan community. Among them were Dr Andy Stone, Director of Schools’ Service for the Diocese of East Anglia; Flavio Vettese, CEO of the Our Lady of Walsingham Multi-Academy Trust; Christopher Wright, Deputy Headteacher at St Alban’s; Lia Campos, Chair of Governors; and Susan Hutchison, representing the St Alban’s Parents and Friends Association.
Mr McCrossan began his career in Catholic education in the diocese at St Laurence Catholic Primary School, Cambridge, in 1997, before joining St Alban’s in 2007. Over the course of 23 years, he has made a lasting impact on generations of pupils, staff, and families, guided always by his deep faith and commitment to nurturing a vibrant Catholic ethos.
His leadership, compassion, and vision have left an indelible mark on the school and the wider diocesan family. As he embarks on a well-earned retirement, we give thanks for his many years of faithful service and wish him and his family every blessing for the future.
