Staining Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Blackpool (Lancashire).
Location
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Welcome to Staining C of E Primary Website Our school serves the children, families and community within the village of Staining and the surrounding area. We are a happy, successful school with committed, caring teachers and staff who work hard to make our school the very best it can be.
Pupils are encouraged to embrace our school values as they travel with us on their learning journey. We endeavour to ensure all pupils make excellent progress to become active learners who take the lead in creating and achieving their goals. We work in partnership with parents and families to secure good relationships that promote everything we stand for at Staining School.
Our school values are underpinned by Christian values: We hope that you find our school website useful and informative. Please contact school if you require any further information.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 119375
- 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
- Fylde
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Guy | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Candice Van Der Merwe | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jade Ingham | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Heidi Atherton | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Charlie Casey | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carla Yasmin Nugent | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Revd Simon Cox | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nicola Brannigan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Teresa Cochrane | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Bonnie Montgomery | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Gratrix | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jayne Nixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Janette Erskine | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carly Scott 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