Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire).
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
Welcome to Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery and Welcome to Galley Hill Primary School and Nursery! I have had the privilege of being a part of Galley Hill since the school opened in 2008, and I am extremely proud of the community we have built in this time. Visitors to our school always comment on the friendly and welcoming atmosphere and the enthusiasm of our children.
Our children share that they feel safe and happy and that they have adults in school who they trust and they feel they can speak to. We take our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Our children are the centre of all that we do and we strongly believe that partnerships with parents and carers is essential to our pupils feeling settled and making good progress.
We love to welcome parents into school as much as possible and to greet families on the playground before school each morning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Cooking
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- School Games MarkSport
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 135224
- 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
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hemel Hempstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2008
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Tracey Hunter | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie Gregory | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Armstrong | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Nadia Lewis | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Leah Pearce | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Ruth Mason | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Maxine Cleveland-Marwick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sarah Elsey | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emily Joanne Birch | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Helen Birch Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Marian Sparrow Former | Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Bob Mackenzie Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
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