Pennington CofE School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Ulverston (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 112284
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabeth Fenwick | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Natalie Hewitt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Matthews | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ronnie Muggridge | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Janet Willis | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hilary Stephenson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Laura Collar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Stella Baldwin | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Betsy Hockaday | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Siobhan Gilbert | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Headteacher Helen Storey | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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