St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Carnforth (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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St Mary's Church of England School Nurturing Creative Thinkers Our school is ideally located on the edge of Kirkby Lonsdale. Kirkby Lonsdale is an historic and popular market town and our school has a long standing tradition for providing an exceptional education for our children.
The outdoors and local environment is a perfect extension of our classrooms and we make every effort to access this excellent resource. We take every advantage of the Lune Valley and Lake District to provide a creative and inspiring education for all of our children. Every child in our school should have a happy and exciting time whilst being challenged and inspired.
We believe our curriculum is creative and is aspirational, encouraging our children to be creative thinkers. Kindness, honesty and respect are key threads in everything we do as well as taking responsibility and perseverance in the face of challenge. I am often bowled over by the thoughtfulness of our children and their care towards others.
Importantly we have high academic expectations and we hope to inspire a deep love of learning that will flourish in the future.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 112323
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- Morecambe and Lunesdale
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Joanne Mary Gill | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2007 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Pauline Tapping | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jack Livock | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Jessica Broome | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jonathan Abrahams | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Lauretani | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Diana Flight | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Adrian Edward Conway | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Graeme Charles Gladwinfield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gill Gladwinfield | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Brian Jones | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Rosalind Karen Little | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2013 | |
| Mr James Millar | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2013 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hannah Louise Burnett Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| The Revd Richard John Snow Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2007 · term ended 2026 |
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