Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Wakefield (Wakefield).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Wakefield. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 410 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Mrs Alison Halley.
Key facts
- URN
- 136005
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janette Skinner | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Race | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Tuddenham | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Janette Skinner | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Sage | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Cate Withers | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Neil Mackenzie | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kay Barrett | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Fieldhouse | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Horvath | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Fr Christopher Johnson | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
| Fr Daniel Heaton Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Heaversedge Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Alison Halley Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 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