Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Selby/York (North Yorkshire).
Location
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Cawood Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Selby/York, North Yorkshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Nick Payling.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Football
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Sewing
- Jane Considine (The Write Stuff)
- Maths No Problem
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Key facts
- URN
- 121625
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 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
- Selby
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emily Freeman | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Francis Scott | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Amy Richardson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Green | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Lunn | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hannah Cuddy Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Revd Paul Finlinson Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jackie Grey Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Charles Richardson Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amy Dean Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mark Rounding Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2017 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Nick Payling Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
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