Kelbrook Primary School
Community primary school in Barnoldswick (Lancashire).
Location
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Kelbrook Primary School is situated in the heart of the village of Kelbrook in East Lancashire, close to the Yorkshire border. The village is close to Pendle Hill in pleasant open countryside next to the main Colne to Skipton Road. The School is housed in an attractive, late Victorian building which had its Centenary in 1996. There are two playgrounds and a large playing field.
The layout of the School is on two levels. On the ground floor there is an entrance foyer and office, two classrooms, hall, resource room and kitchen. On the first floor, there are two further classrooms, a computer suite and library. The staffroom and Headteachers office are also on the first floor.
We are asked to publish how many (if any) employees have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more. At Kelbrook Primary School none of our staff fall into this category. Use the button below to view Kelbrooks page on the schools financial benchmarking service.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 119250
- 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
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Victoria Cole | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Atkinson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Makram | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Graeme Varnham | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Berry | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Angela Mayers | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Gorton | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Andrew Burcher | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Andrew Drummond-Burnett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Anna Atkinson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Makram Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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