Hellifield Community Primary School
Community primary school in Skipton (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Welcome to the Ribblesdale Federation of Schools website, a formal federation since 2018. We are a family of schools nestled in the Yorkshire Dales, committed to fostering a love of learning through collaboration and fun.
Although each of our village schools prides itself on a unique character, our federation staff work as one team, fully invested in providing our children with an aspirational and relevant journey through their formative school years. It gives me great pleasure to introduce myself as Executive Headteacher of these caring, inspirational and rewarding schools.
Our ambition here at The Ribblesdale Federation is to provide the best possible primary education within our stimulating and creative settings. We pride ourselves on our high behaviour standards rooted in our values of love, kindness, friendship and respect. Our small class sizes add to our family feel and each child is known well and cared for by our kind and friendly staff.
If you are interested in finding out more about our schools and would like to arrange a visit, please contact the relevant school office to make an appointment. We would be proud to welcome you and show you around!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 121402
- 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
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Bradley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Michael Houston | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emilia Hodgson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Monks | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Stephen Dawson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ruth Taylor | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Laura Boyd | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Paula Margaret Clay | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Christine Padley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Catherine Louise Maddocks | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Sarah Williamson | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Emmy Hodgson Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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