Seaton St. Paul's CofE Junior School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Workington (Cumberland).
Location
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Seaton St Paul's C of E Junior School is a large junior school situated in the wonderful village of Seaton. Alongside our Church, Seaton St Paul's C of E Junior School is at the heart of the community. We want our children to be proud of West Cumbria and the village of Seaton.
We pride ourselves on being a caring community where children are valued as individuals and encouraged to reach their full potential built on Christian values.
Our whole school community work hard to provide a safe, caring and stimulating environment where children can continue to develop their learning skills, their curiosity for knowledge, learning and sense of fun to become independent learners who can make their way successfully in this ever-changing world.
We enable them to be historians, artists, mathematicians, authors, inventors, investigators all the tools they need to become confident lifelong learners of the future.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Cricket
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rounders
- Swimming
- Tennis
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 112277
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kathleen Jones | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Branney | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jodie Grainger | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Angela Quirk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emily Nann | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ashleigh O'Neil | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Shepherd | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Reverend Ian Grainger | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Debbie Basnett Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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