Danby Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Voluntary aided primary school in Whitby (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Welcome to St Hildas Moorland Federation - Egton Church of England Primary School and Danby CE VA Primary School Our aim through this website is to give you an informative and interesting introduction to life in our friendly federation and village schools.
Everyone in our Federation and schools are committed to providing the best possible education for your child and forming strong, effective working relationships with parents in a small, family based Christian environment. We very much hope that this website gives you a flavour of this as it is only the starting point of your contact with our school communities.
Do call in and pay us a visit. We look forward to welcoming your family to our schools and hope that you will not hesitate to contact us to arrange a tour with your child/ren. Should you have any further queries we will be only too happy to help. You can contact us through our contacts pages. We look forward to meeting you and your child/ren.
Egton CE VA Primary School and Danby CE VA Primary School
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.- Purple Mash
- Oxford Reading Tree
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Key facts
- URN
- 121486
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 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
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (15 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew White | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Rosie Hunter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sally Wilson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Watson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Clara Pickard | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claire Thorpe | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Stone | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Roma Haigh | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Reverend Marian Gardner | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Tokarski | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Dani Calvert | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Waites | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs June Lilley | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Anthony Bennett | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elisabeth Orland | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
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