Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in YORK (North Yorkshire).
Location
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back to the second half of the Spring Term. We are eagerly awaiting the government announcement later today and hope that it will bring positive news that we are all able to be reunited as our Crayke family on 8 March fingers crossed!
This is a final call for any last submissions for our 100 for Tom challenge thank you for your patience and the outcomes will be shared tomorrow morning in collective worship. Tomorrow sees the first of our live sessions Mrs Rayner is looking forward to seeing Year 3 at 10am and Year 4 at 11am.
A reminder of the days and times for the sessions this week are as follows: *Mrs Helfferich will be in touch to confirm your timings as soon as possible. Please remind children of the agreed protocol for live sessions as circulated last week. We are so excited to see you all on screen!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
23 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Church Faith
- Growth Mindset
- Spirtuality
- Sports Funding
- Computing
- Design Technology (DT)
- EYFS
- Geography
- History
- Mathematics
- Music
- Physical Education (PE)
- PSHE including RSE
- Religious Education (RE)
- Science
- House Teams
and 7 more
Key facts
- URN
- 121484
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lucy Willshaw | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Barbara Lunn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gayle Robinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Edgar Seligman | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marta Bujwicka-Colman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Hartley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Fiona Ankers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julie Lynn Cater | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Toby Tsang | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Claire Walsh | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Andrea Hayes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judi Anne Jackson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Eleanor Dawson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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