Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School
Community primary school in Goole (North Yorkshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).If you have concerns about the safety of a child please call MAST on 0300 131 2 131. If you are worried about the immediate safety of a child please call 999. Caring, Helping and Sharing Welcome to Whitley and Eggborough Community Primary School A warm welcome to Whitley and Eggborough CP School!
I am delighted to introduce you to Whitley and Eggborough CP School – a happy and thriving school in the heart of our community. We are a welcoming, friendly school, which is always full of life and full of learning. We are very proud of the successes of our school – the excellent relationships we have with our families, friends and our children.
Our staff, families and governors are dedicated to making WECPS an exciting, stimulating and inclusive school, where we can learn together in friendship. We have high standards in everything we do and we work hard to achieve our values; To be Caring, Helping and Sharing (CHaS). These values are represented through our school mascot CHAS.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Gardening
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Netball
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 121423
- 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
- Selby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phillip Johnson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Emma Tomaz | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne Poynton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Doctor Lydia Waites | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Gemma Brown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Samantha Sutherland | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Josh McKeown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alison Coventry | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Leila Abbasi | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Andrea Tunney Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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