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Location

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About

Our Federation comprises of two small, rural, primary schools – St Cuthbert's C of E School and Glasshouses CP school, not far from Harrogate in the beautiful Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is Nidderdale. All the schools within our Federation have a long history of providing education in the communities they serve, each with its own unique identity.

Each school has gone through many changes since their creation, circa 1880, but one thing has always held true, we exist for our children, who come first, and this is something that we all hold true. Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation prides itself on providing a nurturing, holistic, and family environment, within which all children flourish and learn the CHAMPS way.

Each of our schools is unique and offers the privilege of small class sizes, and as a federation, every pupil benefits from specialist teachers, joint learning sessions with wider groups of pupils, and learning opportunities beyond the prescribed national curriculum.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Forest School
  • Growth Mindset
  • Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
  • Letters and Sounds
  • Little Wandle
  • Maths Mastery

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
  • Food for LifeRecognised award

Key facts

URN
121404
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 (8 current, 7 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Marianne Tharby Co-ChairChair of GovernorsNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Kim Harris FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rebecca BourneGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr David WilkinsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Erica TibbotGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Amanda Simmons Co-ChairGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Stephen EdwardsGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2024
Mr Joel SmithGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Nicola ThornberGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018
Miss Phoebe Normington FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Gavin Lewis FormerGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Kerry Thorpe FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Rachel Thomas FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Kim Harris FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Jennifer Smail FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 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