Lindale CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Grange Over Sands (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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Welcome to Lindale Church of England Primary School. Thank you for visiting our website. Our aim is to provide the best possible primary education in a stimulating and creative environment. We want to develop a passion for learning, inspired by high quality teaching and developing and building upon individual strengths and talents.
We expect all children in our school to make good progress and achieve at least age related expectations. We aim to ensure that any barriers to learning are removed so that every pupil reaches their full potential. Our Christian values form the basis of a very caring community.
Children and adults care for each other and all staff work hard to achieve an inclusive and nurturing environment. Parents and visitors often comment on how well the older children look after the younger ones.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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- School Hill, Lindale,
- Grange-over-Sands,
- Cumbria LA11 6LE
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 112286
- 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
- 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 Sara McClure | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Debs Cowperthwaite | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jane Thedham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kim Law | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kim Curwen | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ben Crossley | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Tebay | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Wilmot | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Shaun Foster | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Greg Wilkinson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Garry Schofield Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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