Kimpton Primary School
Community primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
Location
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We are extremely fortunate to have a dedicated and proactive team of governors at Kimpton Primary School. They are more than willing to go out of their way to ensure that the staff and children feel supported and cared for, whilst diligently supporting us in working to provide the best possible education for your children.
The governors have a wide skill set and support the school in many ways. The governing body meets five times a year and delegates some of its work to a Resources Committee, which has termly meetings. All governors have a link role and regularly conduct monitoring visits on educational and other aspects of school life.
Copies of approved minutes of our meetings can be obtained on request by contacting the school office.
Governors are volunteers who contribute to the work of the governing body, ensuring high standards of achievement for all children in the school by: As part of the governing body team, a governor is expected to: Contribute to the strategic discussions at governing body meetings , which determine: Hold the senior leaders to account by monitoring the school's performance :
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Governance
- Hub Groups
- Volunteers
- School Improvement
- Early Years Foundation Stage
- Behaviour
- Extended Care
- Music tuition
Key facts
- URN
- 117118
- 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
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Lawrence | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie Vowles | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Huw Learner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Grace Peacock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Kim Swash | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Mark Baldwin | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mike Newman | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kim Hills | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Hayley Vine | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mel Cunningham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Tasmin Zarook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Sammons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Jane Murray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Annie Ledger Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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