Gorsley Goffs Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Ross-on-Wye (Herefordshire, County of).
Location
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Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
- Photography
- Pottery
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 116814
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Dunning Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shahne Vickery | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Curtis | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Wells | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Berry | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanna Martin | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jonathan Rogers | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Manning | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Sarah Cook | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev David Howell | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Mrs Kollett Darabant Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · 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