Blennerhasset School
Community primary school in Wigton (Cumberland).
Location
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At Blennerhasset School, we have high expectations of behaviour and conduct. We encourage our pupils to give their best efforts at all times and to let their individual talents shine. Our values include Trust, Resilience, Hope, Respect and Community.
At Blennerhasset School, we consider one another part of a school community family and our dedicated, experienced and highly skilled staff team work hard to get to know each and every child so that we can support them to be the very best version of themselves in all areas. We are a small and friendly, thriving school situated in rural Cumbria between Wigton and Aspatria.
We have 70 children on roll from three to eleven years old and we offer a range of curriculum related after school clubs throughout the week from 3pm-4:30pm. We offer a staggered drop off and pick up each day (8:30am & 8:45am) for children in KS1 and KS2 and 9am for children in EYFS. Parents can then select their preferred drop off and pick up slot.
Pick up times are 3pm and 3:15pm.
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.- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Yoga
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 112104
- 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
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Laurie Mansfield | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hayley Jane Foster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Andrew Hayes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melanie Lockwood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Michelle Telford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Ruth Hopkins | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Linzi Davies | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nichola Curtis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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