St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford
Academy converter primary school in Blandford Forum (Dorset).
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
Love one another, as I have loved you (John 13:34) Welcome to St Nicholas CE Primary School. Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. We hope that you find it informative, interesting and it gives you a little flavour of what it is like here at St Nicholas.
At St Nicholas we seek to provide an all-inclusive environment where all children achieve their potential by exploring possibilities together and developing our personal values of respect, curiosity , community and friendship .
By ensuring that our teaching and learning curriculum opportunities reflect the needs and interests of all pupils we can ensure that provision is appropriate and will inspire all our pupils. We work closely with the church in Child Okeford to provide a high-quality education within the context of Christian beliefs and practise.
With our values of Friendship, Respect, Curiosity and Community underpinning everything we do. To help achieve this, it is vital that we work in partnership with our parents, church and the wider community and we are very proud of the relationships we have built up over the years.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Football
- Gardening
Key facts
- URN
- 149656
- 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
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lauren Radburn | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Miranda Blake | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Upton | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Stephen Njeri | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Reverend Andrew Gubbins | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jill Watson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Ms Christina Louise Badger Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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