Staincliffe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Batley (Kirklees).
Location
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Here at Staincliffe CE Junior School, we want every child to be happy, confident, safe and successful. Our key values of Trust , Courage , Joy and Respect are woven through all that we do and enables all children and staff to be the best they can be. At Staincliffe, we are proud to be a Church school at the centre of a multicultural community.
We strongly believe in providing our children with the building blocks for their own success, embedded in our ethos that has trust, courage, joy and respect as our values at the heart of everything we do. Within our Staincliffe family, we respect and trust each other. We aim high and succeed with love, courage and joy in our hearts.
The staff here are enthusiastic, friendly and knowledgeable. They create a learning environment that challenges and encourages all and make learning opportunities exciting and engaging, tailoring their teaching to meet the needs of all of our learners.
Our curriculum is filled with endless opportunities for our children to showcase their skills, talents and abilities in a wide-range of different subjects, be it academic, creative or sporting.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Music
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Minecraft
- Restorative Practice
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 107710
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shabiha Azam | Chair of Governors | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melanie Bowen | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sajid Pathan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Broadhead | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Michele Cromack | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Fr Jason Hewitt | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mr Mohammed Zaheer | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Dixon | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Adam Master Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Melanie Bowen 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