Tarvin Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chester (Cheshire West and Chester).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Tarvin Primary School is a primary school located in Chester, Cheshire West and Chester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 239 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 315. It is part of the SANDSTONE TRUST. The school is led by Mr Andrew Davies.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 147995
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Thomas Flaherty | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Ken Heaton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lyn Jackson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Stuart Gillies | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kayleigh Shirreff | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rebecca Milner | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Barry Holmes | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tara Jones Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Simone Norris Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Susan Walters Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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