Grayrigg CofE School
Voluntary aided primary school in Kendal (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
In 2023, we decided to review our School Vision. The previous vision had been in place since 2013 when our headteacher became our school leader and it has been the driving force behind the schools development and growth.
As the school has grown, the world around us has also changed and the school family including staff, governors and of course the children and their families have changed - it felt time for the vision to grow a little too. Without meaning to, I had become a little too possessive of the vision and values.
I felt passionate that the vision and values must remain at the core of the school but over the last ten years it had become mine and needed to belong to everyone. If I truly want all the children, staff, parents and governors in school to flourish within that vision it has to be theirs too.
In July 2023, a planning meeting was held with the Ethos Leaders and Belonging Crew inspired by John 10:10: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Climbing
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 112320
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 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 Lisa Juniper | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Emma Littlewood | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebecca Hodgson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Pauline Robson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Michelle Woodcock | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mr Justin Dorling | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Antony Womack | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sally Seddon | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kirsty Cooper | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Ewen Turner Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Eastwood Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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