St Mark's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Brierley Hill (Dudley).
Location
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St Marks C of E is a friendly and welcoming school with caring and supportive staff. We continuously strive to improve the quality of education that we provide for the children, ensuring that our work is always underpinned by our strong Christian Values in an effort to realise our Christian Vision.
As a school, we do our utmost to develop a partnership with families and value the relationship between school and home; we work with the community to drive the school forward and ensure the children in our care are the very best that they can be. Every day we live out our school vision - Loving, Growing and Succeeding Together .
We have close links with St Marks Church; you can contact them directly by following this link . You can also use the Prayer Area in the Main School Reception; all prayers will be passed on to Rev Ness and shared at Church.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 103836
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Price | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Christopher Smith | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mrs Jennifer Stewart | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Emma Elgerton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stacy Harris | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emily Field | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Vaccarella | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Frances Jones | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Keith James Rondeau | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Reverend Nigel Traynor Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Christine While Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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