Ripon Cathedral Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Ripon (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Cathedral is a school that combines tradition with vision. Ripon Cathedral School is a friendly, exciting and stimulating place to learn. We want our children to become creative, independent and confident young people able to forge their own future and change the world for the better. Cathedral School has served the city of Ripon since 1812.
The city of Ripon is located in North Yorkshire on the River Ure. Ripon is a beautiful market town that was founded over 1300 years ago, and is famous as an old Cathedral City where monasteries have stood since the 7th Century. Our school stands on the site of the monastery where St Cuthbert acted as Guestmaster .
We proudly continue welcoming visitors to our school in the friendly manner of St Cuthbert and annually celebrate St Cuthbert's Day. Today, learning takes place in a spacious and modern school building, opened in 2002 as part of a private finance initiative. The ample grounds include a woodland area, peace garden, vegetable garden and forest schools area.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 121581
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Nel | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Anderson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jenny McIlmurray | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Shamila Griffiths | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Betty Allin | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Walsh | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Canon Matthew Pollard | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mr Nicholas Mackrill | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Jessica Jones | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Audrey Krippner | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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