Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Barnoldswick (Lancashire).
Location
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At Barnoldswick Church of England Primary School, our vision is to create a happy, safe and exciting school where everyone can grow in confidence and be the best they can. The theological roots of our vision "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 encourage us in all that we hope to be, enabling every part of our community to live and learn together with God in our hearts. Underpinning our school vision, our Christian values form the guiding path framework on which we build our school community.
The values drive our strategic decision-making, are embedded in our policies and practices and are at the heart of everything we do to ensure we: Our six core school values which we continuously explore and celebrate are Friendship, Endurance, Service, Wisdom, Trust and Forgiveness. We are very proud to be holders of the Lancashire Equality Mark.
This mark is awarded to schools who have taken measures to embed Equality throughout their practice with the goal of preparing all pupils for life in modern Britain and enabling all pupils to flourish and thrive in a supportive learning community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 119360
- Type
- Voluntary controlled 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
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amy Hundsdoerfer | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Revd Dr Sheena McMain Former | Chair of Governors | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Neil Tranmer Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kirsty Wiseman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Town | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sam Parker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Jane Haines | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Patrick Flood | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Kirsty Gallacher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ben Duckworth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Leanne Corteen | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Rhodes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Whitaker | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Revd Dr Sheena McMain | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2018 |
| Mr Patrick Flood 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