William Ransom Primary School
Community primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
Location
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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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Fennemore | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Kent | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Chapman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Niewdach | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Proddow | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tony Plunkett | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Matt Abbott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susie Kholodenko | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Kevin Briggs | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Buchanan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Albert | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Anna Jackson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Massey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Sam Hankin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jack Wells Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · 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