St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School
Voluntary aided primary school in Keswick (Cumberland).
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
We aim to offer the highest standards of teaching and learning for your children, enriched by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, residential visits and creative arts experiences. Our staff strive for the very best for every child, and that means for their well being, as well as for their learning. Our school motto is Learn to love, as we love to learn.
We value academic achievement and the fulfilling of every childs potential and also promise to provide an education which places equal emphasis on the personal and social, spiritual and physical development of every pupil in our care. St Herbert's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 13th Feb Thank you to Zoe from Wordsworth Grasmere.
She visited Early Years this afternoon with a wonderful Rucksack of Rhymes to share. We learned about William and Dorothy, how they wrote beautiful poems about Winter and ice skating. The children crafted their own shimmering icicles! Please have a look at their website for some fantastic sessions over this half term:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 134789
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Andy Murphie | Chair of Governors | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Sluce | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Katie Dorothy Louise Stuart | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Claire Anne Marie Bloor | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Angus Wightman | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Linda Tee | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Elizabeth Leighton | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David John Marriott | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Procter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Louise Williams | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Revd Charles Hope | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2016 |
| Mr Michael Thomas Craig Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Helen Elizabeth Danby Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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