Monkfield Park Primary School
Community primary school in Cambridge (Cambridgeshire).
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
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Monkfield Park Primary School. I hope that the website will provide you with a glimpse of our vibrant school community and all the information you need. Ours is a wonderfully diverse community with families from around the world speaking 39 different languages.
We pride ourselves on being a caring and inclusive school where every child is valued and celebrated as a unique individual. As a community of life-long learners we all love to challenge ourselves and seize every opportunity to enrich our lives and be the best that we possibly can be.
Through the Monkfield Way we aim to celebrate each child's strengths and talents and enable them to flourish and grow. Our dedicated and highly committed staff team ensure that our school is a safe and secure place to learn where children develop resilience and there is a strong focus on emotional health and wellbeing.
Our staff work hard to ensure the curriculum is engaging, inspirational and exciting so that every child is able to achieve well academically, whatever their starting points.
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.- Minecraft
- Swimming
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sport EnglandRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 131996
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1999
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Crowden | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Catherine McKenna | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Greg Clifton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Ann Durrant | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kate Major | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christopher Paul Kidson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Oyekan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Melanie Webster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Annie Howell Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
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