Derry Hill Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Calne (Wiltshire).
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
I am incredibly proud to be the headteacher of Derry Hill CofE VA Primary School and hope that the information Here you will find gives you a small insight into some of the wonderful things we do here. Children are at the heart of everything we do at Derry Hill.
It is a place where children feel safe, happy and secure and where individuality is celebrated and strengths are recognised, encouraged and developed. We believe in creating an inclusive, caring ethos, strengthened by our core Christian values, where all children have equal opportunity to flourish and reach their full potential.
On the morning of Friday 23rd January, our Hedgehogs met at the train station in Chippenham to travel together to Bath...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Netball
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 126400
- 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
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mark Paxford | Chair of Governors | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard French | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Naomi Olner | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martyn Riley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Sarah Errington | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr David Halls | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Zoe Armstrong | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carol Foley | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Hayley Roberts | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 · until 2050 |
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