Kirkoswald CofE School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Penrith (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 Kirkoswald C of E Primary School Explore, Dream, Discover - be the best you can be Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.
(Mark Twain) "Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing." (St Paul) Friendship, Trust, Forgiveness Our School has established three overarching Christian values - friendship, trust and forgiveness to guide everyday life in school. There is a strong community spirit and a sense of everyone, adults and children, working together for the same end.
Our values are fostered in all relationships. Each class has a set of its own rules drawn up by the children. Positive good behaviour is encouraged at all times. There is a daily whole school assembly and the Revd, Katharine Butterfield visit school on a regular basis and take an assembly. Children lead worship on a half termly basis and worship monitor roles are allocated.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Cricket
- Football
- Music
- Photography
- Little Wandle
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 112253
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Colin Munro | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kirsty Fox | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Leigh Andrews | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Catherine Reding | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Libby Clark | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ruth Clough | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Caroline Raine Former | Governor | Elected by parents | 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