Cowling Community Primary School
Community primary school in Keighley (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Cowling Community Primary School is an exciting place to learn for children between the ages of four to eleven. We are a village school situated on the edge of the Dales close to the Yorkshire-Lancashire border. There are currently 139 pupils on role at the school and it is controlled and funded by the Local Education Authority.
Our talented staff team strive to put the fun into learning and our core purpose is to ensure that every child has the chance to shine. Our strong family and inclusive ethos is reflected in how our pupils care for each other. Cowling Community Primary School is a place where every child has the chance to shine.
This underpins everything we do and we will support every child to achieve their very best. We provide a broad, balanced and progressive knowledge and skill based curriculum, which is built upon firm foundations. Our teaching stimulates motivation, imagination and curiosity.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Manage options
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 121388
- 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
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Boyd Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah McEwen | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Maguire | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Deborah Cross | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Paskin | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Wakeman | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Bethany Buckley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Pease Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Boyd Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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