Cotton End Forest School
Community primary school in Bedford (Bedford).
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
Cotton End Lower School converted to Cotton End Primary School in September 2013 The history of Cotton End Lower School on 14th November 1873 the Eastcotts (Cotton End) School Board was formed.
Not long afterwards Cotton End had its school, the logbook [SDEastcotts1] stating that it opened on 26th January 1874 though, as we shall see, it was not in the current school buildings..
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.- Archery
- Athletics
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Forest School
- Mathletics
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- Twinkl
- White Rose Maths
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 109446
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sandra Thacker | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Gallagher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Diane Catchpole | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ugo Dinneya | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Mills | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Angela Toms | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Karen Headland | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
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