Heron Hill Primary School
Community primary school in Kendal (Westmorland and Furness).
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
Welcome to our school website. If you are interested in joining our school, please contact our school office to arrange a visit. We would love to welcome you into school and show you what Heron Hill can offer your child. Welcome to Heron Hill Primary School of our fantastic school.
Our website is designed to give you an overview of life at our wonderful school and showcase some of the excellent opportunities available for our children and families. In addition to this, we use our website to celebrate successes and share important information about our school.
We are a friendly community school with a real desire to do the very best for every child in a safe and welcoming environment. Interested in joining our school? Please read our prospectus to see all the information on our school. At our school we have built a friendly and welcoming place of learning.
We take pride in our warm and positive atmosphere believing that happy children make good learners. We are firm advocates of valuing children for who they are, in addition to what they achieve. We feel it is just as important to praise effort as well as results!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Accelerated Reader
- Linguascope
- Mathletics
- Numbots
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 112190
- 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
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Edward Vittery | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Duncan Shaw | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Corbett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Amy Holland | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Anthony Jamieson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sara Metcalfe | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Stanger | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Michelle Wilkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Douglas Rathbone | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Edward Vittery Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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