Holywell CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in St Ives (Cambridgeshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Holywell CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 199 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Mr Paul Baddeley.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 110817
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Debbie Woo | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Hodge | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lindsay Congrave | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Spendiff | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Alex Bulat | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Revd Valmor Pimenta | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Ann Lorman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Zoe Baxendale | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Scott Grant | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carol Peilow | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sue Vickery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Baddeley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
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