Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Lancaster (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Lancaster, Lancashire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 199 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. The school is led by Miss Emma Simpson.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cricket
- Football
- Minecraft
- Music
- Swimming
- Twinkl
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 119532
- 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
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Lancaster and Wyre
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs J Watson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Anna Dootson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Picton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss K Tranter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs C Harman | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs C Withnall | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr R Frankland | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr S Foy | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs S Shepherd | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr P Allen | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sara Doggett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Rev C Backhouse | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 |
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