Abercrombie Primary School
Community primary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
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
Our aim at Abercrombie Primary School is to place the success of every child at the centre of all our decision-making. We strive to inspire our children to have a lifelong love of learning; grow in confidence and value themselves and others. We support our children to be the best they can be, enabling them to achieve through a wonderfully wide and challenging curriculum.
Working together to create a successful school at the heart of the community that enables our children to flourish and become outstanding citizens of the future. Our ethos at Abercrombie Primary School is achieving, believing and caring. This ethos is created through our aims, attitudes and aspirations.
The statements below were made by the parents, children and governors of Abercrombie School.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 112670
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- Chesterfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Glynn Carter | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oluseyi Campbell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karen Dobson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Patrick Boyle | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Insley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Simeon Rackham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lauren Wallace | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Antonia Kelly | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Hanson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jill Brunt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ben Hanson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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