Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School
Community primary school in Hawkshead (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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Hawkshead Primary School, Main St, Hawkshead, Cumbria LA22 0NT Opening hours 8:50a.m - 3:15p.m. Breakfast and after school club available. Opening hours 8:50am - 3:15pm - Breakfast and after school club available. We aim to provide the best educational experience for every child and strive for outstanding achievement for all.
We can achieve this by engaging in learning opportunities that develop, stretch and excite the imagination by: All of this is achieved while working in collaboration to fully develop strong and positive partnerships with parents and the wider community. Tel: 015394 36354 | Email: or Hawkshead Primary School, Main St, Hawkshead, Cumbria LA22 0NT
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fletcher’s Field
- Enrichment Opportunities
- Early Excellence
- PE and Sport
- Physical Education
- Science
- Music
- Mathematics
- English
- History
- Geography
- French
- Computing
- Art and Design
- Religious Education
- Design and Technology
and 1 more
Key facts
- URN
- 112195
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 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
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Simpson | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Exstrom | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Sarah Kirkby | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jonathan White | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Bramall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Mary Alston | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Malcolm Maclennan | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire McKeever | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Carol Sharp | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mrs Lyndsay Ibbotson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Matthew Hirst Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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