St Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Hitchin (Hertfordshire).
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
St Ippolyts CE (Aided) Primary School is a Primary School with an Anglican foundation, and we are proud of the ethos that pervades the school. This can be seen in the value we place on personal relationships, the importance we give to good manners, respect for the opinions and beliefs of others, and celebration of diversity.
We believe that each child is unique and we seek to provide academic, emotional, social and spiritual support for each one, working in partnership with parents and families. We want our children to be spirited individuals who embrace challenge, think creatively, value achievement and strive to be the best they can be.
We encourage all of our children to actively contribute to our community and to support others. Our school ethos is underpinned by our 12 chosen core Christian Values school alongside British values, which we actively promote through the day-to-day life of our school. As such, we promote an understanding of people of all worldviews and cultures.
Our school vision is described through our principle aim, which has held firm since the foundation of the school:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Cooking
- Creative Writing
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Gardening
- Music
- Rounders
- Swimming
- Bug Club
- Letters and Sounds
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 117440
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Liz Luxton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Louise Massie | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Volske | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Beach | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gayle Stewart | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Virginia Dear | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Mary MacInnes | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Blanchard | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Anthony Frayne | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Morrison | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carol Scott | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Patricia Reed | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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