Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Huddersfield (Kirklees).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Thurstonland Endowed Voluntary Controlled First School is a Church of England primary school located in Huddersfield, Kirklees. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 10 and currently has 61 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 72. The school is led by Mrs Lynsey Wagstaff.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Council
- Ludlam & Horsfall Trust
- Teacher Training
- Eco-Schools
- Special Educational Needs
- Prevent Duty
- GDPR
- Medicine & Illness
- School Security
- Volunteering in School
- English
- Maths
- Computing
- Geography
- History
- French
and 5 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 107717
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 10
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Broadhead | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Simpson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lynn Greenwood | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Mhairi Torr | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Michelle Lander | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Jagger | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Nixon | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Berry | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kate Gaunt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lisa Kitchen | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Duncan Cleave | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Lynsey Wagstaff | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Catherine Stackhouse | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
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