Woodthorpe CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chesterfield (Derbyshire).
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 our school and website. We hope that the site will give you a flavour of our school. We have included lots of useful information about the school, the classes, the curriculum and the many exciting things that we do at school. You will also see some photographs of work, displays, events and learning experiences in our school.
We are part of the Derby Diocesan Academy Trust and enjoy the partnerships with other schools in the trust. Our School's moto is: Learning and growing together to be the best we can be Be strong and courageous, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Our curriculum provides a broad range of opportunities.
Children learn through themed topics, in which staff plan a variety of first hand experiences and use creative and imaginative teaching to make learning exciting and memorable. We have superb school grounds and enjoy learning outdoors as much as we can.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Accelerated Reader
- Pie Corbett
- Reading Spine
Key facts
- URN
- 147107
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Constituency
- North East Derbyshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr Daniel Heaton | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Burrell | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Darbyshire-Clarke | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Ashleigh Morley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Steven Rhodes | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matt Loader | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Nicky Trundell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sue Beckett | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Capper Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Annabel Eades Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Stephen Jones Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Gilberthorpe Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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