Robert Ferguson Primary School
Community primary school in Carlisle (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
Robert Ferguson Primary School East Dale Street, Denton Holme, Carlisle, CA2 5LA 01228 535091 Headteacher Mr Graham Frost BEd (Hons) Npqh MA Robert Ferguson Primary School is a happy place of learning; our children feel safe, aim high, grow in confidence and learn to love learning and discovery. Our curriculum is broad to cater for our pupils' wide ranging interests.
Take a look around our school in our video. The original footage was recorded in 11 minutes, in one take, but the finished video is 4 minutes long. We talk a lot about kindness - our key value as a school. In learning we particularly value effort , perseverance and teamwork - confidence to try, resilience to stick at it, and encouragement from everyone to each other.
More about our ethos can be found in our curriculum statement . Your browser does not support HTML5 video. At Robert Ferguson Primary School we have excellent sports facilities which we make very good use of - see our video above!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 112242
- 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
- Carlisle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Alma Kathryn Davidson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deborah Clode | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kitti Filep | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Cameron James Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Hannah Heslop | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Justine Victoria Davidson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon James Doyle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2030 |
| Mr Graham John Frost | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2009 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Yvonne Calder Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Alma Kathryn Davidson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · 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