St White's Primary School
Community primary school in Cinderford (Gloucestershire).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to St White's website. We are all very proud of our school: it is an amazing place to be.
One of the things that I love most about St White's is the way that you can stand in the centre of our building and 'hear' the learning taking place; I would love to share that with you so if you do have the time, please do ring to make an appointment and come and visit us in person.
In our vibrant schoo l, the highly motivated, and dedicated team have the highest possible expectations of all our children and ensure that we are ' Always Learning ' . We keep the children at the heart of every decision that we m ake . Encouraging our children to love reading is one of our central priorities as a love of reading has an enormous impact on life chances .
However, w e are aware that learning does not just relate to academic subjects. A n indication of the value we put on supporting holistically, is that we achieved the Mental Health Champions Award for the second time in 2023 and we have been awarded the Autism Mark .
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Coding
- Computing
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Photography
- Rugby
- Stem
- Band
- Choir
- Cooking
- Debating
- Swimming
and 4 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 115520
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Sifford | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr William Acland Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Jones Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea Kay | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Robin Durrant | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Shirley James | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Karen Griffiths | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Matthew Morgan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Erica Fearn | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Sifford | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Smith | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Oliver Palmer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Clare Lucy Tilling | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr Richard Matthew Jones Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr William Acland Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kathryn Susan Goddard 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