Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Sedbergh (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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Dent CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Emma Pomfret.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
24 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Book Club
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Karate
- Multisports
- Music
- Photography
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Swimming
and 8 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112331
- 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 (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kathleen Cairns | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Farrell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Harvie Strange | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Greggo | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Diana Bucknall | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Caryl | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Shepherd | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Woof | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ben Maunder | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katie Hunter | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally Aisbitt-Burgess | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2022 | |
| Revd Andrew Burgess | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Mandy Robinson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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