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Location

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About

Welcome to William Ransom - we are a two-form entry (60 children per year group), state-funded, non-selective community primary school for children of Reception age (4 years old) through to Year 6 (11 years old) in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. WR is a happy, ambitious and inclusive school. Our teaching team is characterised by its dynamic, creative and caring approach.

We are always seeking to learn and improve and we go the extra mile for our pupils to have the opportunity to do the same. We have a very strong sense of community here and we work hand-in-hand with our parents, as partners, to offer every child as many opportunities as we can. Throughout the day, children across the school took part in a wide variety of fun, creative and...

Just Talk Week: A Celebration of Mental Health and Wellbeing! Throughout the week, different year groups had the fantastic opportunity to participate in mindfulne... This amazing event was incredibly intense right up to the end with every single team having the... Chip came along for the whole day to tell stories and have some fun with children from Reception to...

Year 3 and 4 football - fixture 1 of 3!

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Bug Club
  • MyMaths

Key facts

URN
117314
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
Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (11 current, 4 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Andrew FennemoreChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Emma KentGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Laura ChapmanGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Chris NiewdachGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Victoria ProddowGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Tony PlunkettGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mr Matt AbbottGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Susie KholodenkoGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Kevin BriggsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2029
Mrs Jane BuchananGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Ian AlbertGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Anna Jackson FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr David Massey FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Sam Hankin FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2026
Mr Jack Wells FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026

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