South Hiendley Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Barnsley (Wakefield).
Location
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Welcome to South Hiendley Primary School's website. We provide a safe, happy and inspiring learning environment for all our pupils. We encourage children to be confident and enthusiastic learners and enable them to take risks.
Within a climate of high expectation and challenge, all children are guided, supported and inspired to fulfil their true potential, emotionally, physically, spiritually and intellectually, both during their time at school and in their life ahead.
We have a broad and balanced knowledge-rich curriculum that ensures our children develop curiosity and creativity with the ability to collaborate and make a positive contribution to our society. We hope this website provides everything that you need to know about our school but, if you require any more information, please do not hesitate to contact school.
Proud to be part of Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 145798
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deanna Taylor | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jessica Dutton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Bethany Higgs | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Casey Cunningham | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Taddeus Chidziva | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Dixon-Child | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Anna Webber | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mr Jake Cunningham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Helen Reed | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sally Henshall | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Lyn Morton Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Zoe Beattie Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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