Goathland Primary School
Community primary school in Whitby (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Please check here regularly for all our school holidays and upcoming events throughout the year. You can contact us in person, by phone or by email. Expect a reply in a timely manner within working hours. Come and see the interesting and exciting activities we get up to at Goathland Primary School.
Our school nursery takes children from their 3rd birthday and we offer flexible 15 and 30 hours provision. Goathland Primary School is an attractive, modern and dynamic school catering for children from aged 3 to 11.
Originally built in the 1800s, and tastefully extended and modernised in the 1970s, the school building is beautifully situated in the midst of stunning moorland, yet only a few minutes' drive from the main A169 Whitby to Pickering road.
With easy access from the direction of Dalby and Thornton le Dale, and only 15 minutes' drive from Whitby, Goathland School is an excellent choice for families looking for a highly personalised, ambitious education in a warm and nurturing community environment.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 121296
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nick Chambers | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Angus Nicholson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Wood | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Nicola Atkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Oliver Sargent | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ann Chinn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
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