Morda CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Oswestry (Shropshire).
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
Hello and welcome to our little school just south of Oswestry in North West Shropshire. We are rooted in the heart of our village community with its history of mills, mining and farming. Morda was home to the Oswestry areas workhouse and children from that institution were some of our first pupils back in 1876.
Our school community is diverse, reflecting the wonderful mix of people who live in our catchment area. We get on well and we all do our best to hold to our core Christian values of Compassion, Courage and Fairness in all that we do. Our learning, especially, seeks to imprint these values like the words through a stick of Blackpool Rock.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 123484
- Type
- Voluntary controlled 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
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 17 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Fosbrook Former | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Mason | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jill Whitby | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Samuel Druce | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Bowd | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Kirsty Foskett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Jade Wright | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Suzanne Warner | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Ms Janet Paul | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · until 2029 |
| Mr Carl Rogers | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Revd Harvey Gibbons Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Yi-An Chen Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Rev Suzan Williams Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jill Whitby Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Samuel Druce Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Phil Bowd Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Suzanne Warner Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Sophia Anderson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Stuart Mawson Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jan Paul Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Carl Rogers Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steve Ankers Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Martin Bennett Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Littleford Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Darren Hilton Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Chapman Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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