A Warm Welcome to Slingsby Community Primary School
Our school is on the village green in the pretty village of Slingsby and we are fortunate to have wonderful children all eager to learn under the excellent guidance and support of our Head, Mr Leigh Smith and his team.
We are delighted to have recently received our Ofsted Good accreditation (April 2025) which is a credit to all and shows all the amazing hard work, loyalty and commitment of the children, staff, parents and our community. Thank you all.
Slingsby Community Primary School is a place where we strive to provide a safe, supportive, nurturing and inclusive environment for all of our pupils. All of our teachers and staff work extremely hard and are committed to providing your children with the best possible learning environment and high-quality teaching.
We aim to work closely with our families, believing this to be vital in fully supporting all children to reach their potential. This along with a dynamic Friends of Slingsby School (FOSS) group and active links across the village community, strengthen the friendly, supportive and caring family atmosphere of the school.
Our regularly updated website contains useful information about our school. Here you will find our weekly newsletters, policies and procedures, term dates, dates for your diary and much more. You will also find details of the Slingsby Values for Life, which we work within, to provide us with the skills required both inside and beyond the classroom.
Slingsby Community Primary School is a school to be proud of, a school where the children enjoy a varied way of learning, be that in lessons, school trips, joint schools sporting activities, visits from famous athletes, the police and the fire brigade, all topped off with our long held tradition of Maypole Dancing and annual school beach trip.
I look forward to working with you all, please don’t hesitate to contact me, or if you would like to tour the school as a prospective family, please do contact the school office.
Louise Hayes
Chair of Governors
The Composition of the Governing Body
| Name | Category | Appointed By | Date Appointed | Term in Office |
All our FGB Meetings consider all Governing Body responsibilities. There are no sub committees. |
Other Positions of Responsibility | Business Interests * | Relationships ** | |
| Mr Leigh Smith |
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Head Teacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead |
FGB | 07.09.2020 |
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None Declared | Head Teacher | |
| Mrs Caroline Jordan |  |
Staff Governor & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead | Staff | 25.01.2024 | 4 Years |
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None Declared | Teacher |
| Mrs Louise Hayes |  |
Chair LEA Governor
|
FGB | 30.11.2022 | 4 Years |
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None Declared | |
| Mrs Joanna Breckon |  |
Co-opted Governor |
FGB | 22.05.2024 | 4 Years |
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None Declared | |
| Mr Andrew Pope |  |
Parent Governor |
Parent/Carer Governor Election | 18.03.2024 | 4 Years |
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Chair of Governors at York High School | Parent |
| Mrs Rebecca Welch |  |
Vice Chair Co-opted Governor |
FGB | 28.01.2025 | 4 Years |
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None Declared |
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Parent Governor Vacancy |
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Consideration of Dormant or Resigned Governors
| Name | Stepped Down Date |
| Mrs Vicki Wilson | 09.07.2020 |
| Ms Kate Giles | 10.07.2020 |
| Miss Vicki Wray | 17.07.2020 |
| Mrs Sarah Rayner | 17.07.2020 |
| Mr Stephen Mortimer | 18.12.2020 |
| Ms Anna Louise Mason | 09.10.2021 |
| Mrs Sophie Wigby-Ashurst | 12.07.2022 |
| Mr Mark Cousins | 30.11.2023 |
| Mr Matthew Thompson | 08.02.2024 |
| Rev Douglas Robertson | 22.05.2024 |
| Mr Tom Storrar | 19.05.2025 |
| Mrs Louise Goodfellow | 30.04.2025 |
* Relevant business interests of governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern ** any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives
FGB Attendance Report 2024-2025
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FGB Attendance Report 2021-2022
FGB Attendance Report 2020-2021