Curnow School
Academy special converter school in Redruth (Cornwall).
Location
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An exceptional, nurturing environment with the highest ambitions for learning. May I offer all visitors a warm welcome to Curnow School's web-site. This web-site has been designed to give you a glimpse into the life of our school and show how hard our highly skilled staff team and pupils work to underpin our school mission statement.
I am incredibly proud of our schools and the achievements made every day. Please follow the links to view Curnow Lower School video and Curnow Upper School video . Showing our best art work at Stithians Show! Bolingey Barbarians turn up in a fire engine! Post 16 students learn all about the general election and their right to vote.
Curnow School, Drump Road, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 1LU
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 143166
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- Camborne and Redruth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Randle Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Pearne | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rob Kellow | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Matthew Marlow | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Charlotte Lewis | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Imogen Coleman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kerry Raymond | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rob Armstrong | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Lorna Martin | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Wendy Hattam | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Helen Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
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