Austwick Church of England VA Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Lancaster (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
Welcome to our school. We are a small Church school in the Yorkshire Dales offering an inspiring education for children aged 4-11 years. We offer breakfast clubs every day and after school clubs Monday to Thursday to cater for our parents needs. Do get in touch if you would like more details or would like to visit.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Computing
- Film Club
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Quality in CareersRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 121620
- 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
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Skipton and Ripon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Lindsey Smith | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Doctor Lindsey Smith Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Charles Woodbridge Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Liz Wake | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Williamson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Maisie Thistlethwaite | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tim Barnes | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Professor Keeley Crockett | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Maria Farrer | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| The Revd John Davies | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2018 |
| Mr Charles Woodbridge Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Lindsey Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Willamson Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · 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