Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Dalton-in-Furness (Westmorland and Furness).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Dalton-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 211 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 250. The school is led by Mrs Michelle Hughes.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Educational Technology
- Wrap Around Care
- Sports Funding
- Religious Education
- Teaching Groups
- Catch Up Funding
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 112412
- 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
- Barrow and Furness
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jill Corris | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Woodburn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Dalton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Ruth Houston | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Father Thomas Sample | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amy Coulson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Charles Mills | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Michelle Louise Hughes | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Laura Clinton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Nadine Farley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Colin Milburn | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Barbara Finnie | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Stephanie Pearson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Cath Hornby Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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