Salterhebble Junior and Infant School
Community primary school in Halifax (Calderdale).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to our school website. On behalf of the children, staff and governors, may I offer you and your child or children a very warm welcome. All parents want an excellent education for their children, but they also want them to be happy and to feel safe and secure. At Salterhebble, we believe we can offer all these things.
We pride ourselves on the broad, balanced and full education we provide, and the high standard of teaching and learning. Working together, our school community is committed to inspiring our future generations in order to achieve educational excellence. We aim to develop children's individual talents and characters, developing a thirst for knowledge and a love of learning.
We are committed to inclusion, believing that every child has the right to succeed. We take responsibility to ensure that barriers to learning are overcome and that all children succeed in realising their potential to be the best they can be; irrespective of their backgrounds or starting points.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
22 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
and 6 more
Key facts
- URN
- 107490
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Dumbreck | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Michael Dumbreck Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Zoe Sembi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Fiona Hodgson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Flanagan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amy Bennett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ruth Worth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Mel Hayes | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Fox | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Caroline Bullard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Jordan Harrop Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Asad Qureshi Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Chris Flanagan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record