Saltwood CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Hythe (Kent).
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
Our Christian Vision - what are we doing here? To provide a community that cherishes childhood equally for all children. Ensuring that the love and support of friends, teachers and God gives children strength to achieve their full potential.
Nurturing the creativity in each child, enabling them to put Christian values into action for positive change We are a church school and this means we exist as part of the Church of England to help our children develop a sense of life in all its fullness. Our values are informed by the teachings of Jesus, but we warmly welcome children and families of all faiths and none.
At Saltwood, the Biblical passage Luke 5: 18-20 inspires our Christian Vision: We hear how some men carried their paralysed friend to be healed by Jesus. Because of the crowd they could find no way into the house where he was. So they carried him up to the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed in to the middle of the group in front of Jesus.
Jesus, seeing how much faith they had, healed the man and sent him home.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Drama
- Photography
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 118744
- 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
- Kent
- Constituency
- Folkestone and Hythe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sam Slee | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsteen Denver-Fedder | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mark Watkins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Martin Thomas | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mary Stephen | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Samantha Thompsett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rebecca Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Helen Curran | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Emily Clements | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Freddie Wells | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Prof Berkeley Hill | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Leigh Cavanagh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| The Reverend Barry Knott | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 |
| Mrs Kirsten Denver-Fedder Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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