Vale View Community School
Academy converter primary school in Dover (Kent).
Location
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Our School Our Mission, Vision and Values Our Mission, Vision and Values Our Mission Being the best I can be. We want our children to feel determined to achieve their goals and dreams and have the resilience to overcome obstacles and challenges that stand in the way. Mutual respect for all is at the heart of Vale View.
We value diversity and show kindness and consideration to each other. We contribute positively to our community and take responsibility for ourselves, our actions and our behaviour. We promote positivity and enthusiasm throughout the school community and support children to be resilient and maintain a positive attitude.
An important skill for life, we all learn and achieve more when working successfully as a team. Children across the school have worked with our school council members, Mrs Abbott and Mrs Sprigmore, to produce our Values Characteristics document.
Children in every year group talked about how they can explicitly demonstrate our values at each stage of their primary school experience. Our children had fantastic ideas and suggestions. Please find a downloadable version of the school values below!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 145355
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (13 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Henry Coates | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mr Chris Scoble Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Carole Bennett Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Chris Scoble | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Katie Burton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Wright | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Keith Woods | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Mackintosh | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Malcolm Bowler | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kirsty Meakings | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Shelley Yalden | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Casey Hall | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Dr Francessa Maria Lucy Bushell | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Thompson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Lisa Sprigmore | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Henry Coates Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Billy Wilson Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Chris Scoble Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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