Farndon Primary School
Community primary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
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
May I take this opportunity to warmly welcome you to Farndon Primary School. The staff, governors, parents and pupils are extremely proud of our school and the way that everyone works together to make it a happy place to work and learn.
We believe that education should be an exciting journey and our aim is that every child leaves our school with a love of learning that will remain with them throughout their lives. As a school we have a strong philosophy and we teach with a thematic approach with a book at the centre of the topic.
We believe that as well as promoting quality texts and authors, it also gives every piece of work a sense of purpose. Here at Farndon, we take an expeditionary learning appraoch.
This is an active, inquiry-based educational model where our pupils learn through in-depth investigations of real-world topics ( learning expeditions ) rather than traditional, subject-isolated classroom instruction. We believe this methodology emphasizes character growth, critical thinking, community connection, oracy skills and high-quality, tangible, public-facing products.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Drama
- Football
- Hockey
- Judo
- Karate
- Music
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
and 4 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 111107
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Rudd | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joshua Gorst | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Ames | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev David Scurr | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carol Spencer | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Lorna Cooper | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Clarkson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Perry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Miss Fiona Henderson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
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