Frizington Community Primary School
Community primary school in Frizington (Cumberland).
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
Frizington Community Primary School is a co-educational school of approximately 131 pupils and caters for an age range of rising fives to eleven years. We are a warm, caring School with a talented staff team. Our teaching is a mixture of individual, group and class teaching, to cater for the learning needs of each child.
Through our School vision and ethos we aim to promote Learning for Life for all our community members. At Frizington Community Primary School we have worked hard to develop a vision that will allow each and every one of us to succeed in the years to come. Through regular consultation we have written our School's vision statement.
This helps define our goals for the future and it clearly sets out what we strive for.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Computing
- Drama
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112156
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Crellin Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Catherine Jackson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Diane Gibbon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jonathan Mean | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Eve Bewley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Alyson Hampton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Crellin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Angela Airey | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Rose | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2009 |
| Mrs Barbara Anne Denwood Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Claire Hague Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · 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