KELBROOK PRIMARY SCHOOL in Lancashire, Barnoldswick

Education Centre Information: Kelbrook Primary School:

Establishment Type:Community School
Phase of Education: Primary
Status: Open
Local Authority: Lancashire
Boarders: No Boarders
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Urban/Rural Description: Village - less sparse
Special Classes: No Special Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Nursery Provider: No Nursery Classes
Total Pupils: 109
Number of boys: 55
Number of girls: 54
Age Range: 4-11
Gender: Mixed
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Background:

Kelbrook School is situated in the heart of the village of Kelbrook, which is in the eastern part of Lancashire close to the Yorkshire border. The village nestles close to Pendle Hill in pleasant open countryside next to the main Colne Skipton Road. The school is housed in an attractive late Victorian building which had it's centenary in 1996. There are two small playgrounds and a large, sloping playing field. The school has been considerably extended in the last six years. A large classroom and a small library were built in 1994 and during 1995 a first floor was installed providing two attractive classrooms. The school now boasts six classrooms, a hall, a library, an office, a medical room and a newly designed staff room. The school's involvement in Extra-curricular activities is an important part of programme of education for all the children at Kelbrook School. The school'seeks to build an ethos, which centre on respect, awareness, mutual tolerance, understanding, concern and support for all that who are essential to this philosophy.