Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Newton Abbot (Devon).
Location
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Our main aim is to create a happy and caring school environment in which children can acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to help them to become happy any successful in adult life. We are very proud of our school building which opened on November 25th 1991 at a capital cost of £1.6 million.
It is undoubtedly a very fine school building and we have tried to ensure that the facilities and resources available to the children are equally impressive. The school occupies a very pleasant and open site with a southerly aspect overlooking open countryside and new housing developments.
It is adjacent to the town play park where school and community can share and enjoy a large play area and this is, in turn, adjacent to the Parish Church with which we have strong connections.
Chudleigh School was the first Community County Primary School in Devon and money raised locally has provided additional facilities which include a magnificent community hall together with changing rooms and showers and a new community swimming pool, which opened in the Summer of 1997.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 113392
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Devon
- Constituency
- Central Devon
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tom Newton | Chair of Governors | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Serena Worth | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Graham Allen | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Harry Flower | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Don Armand | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Bleloch | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Seonaid Beasley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Gill Courtenay | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Reverend Alex Sharp | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Mrs Kathryn Morley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emily England | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mrs Helen Potter | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2017 | |
| Dr George Davis Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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