Welcome from our Executive Headteacher

Thank you for visiting the Crakehall CE Primary School website and I hope that it provides you with the information that you’re searching for. This school is a key part of the Synergy Schools Federation and my role is to lead the federation. A federation is simply a group of schools that share a single governing body but our federation is much more than just this – our tag line describes it clearly:

Learn, Grow & Shine Together

You can read more about what this means for us all in practice by clicking on this link - Our Federation

You would be forgiven for wondering why this school has two headteachers! We both have very different roles, and I’ve tried to explain them below.

Mrs Rayner's role is to lead the school on a day-to-day basis, establishing strong relationships with parents and pupils and making sure that the school is managed effectively so that children enjoy their learning and make great progress.

My role is different. Aspects of leadership such as school finances, human resources, governance, line management of all headteachers, complaints (hopefully not too many!) and liaison with external partners like the Local Authority, Diocese, Teaching School Hub, are all within my remit. I try to take as much work away from our federation’s headteachers so that they concentrate on your children and running highly-effective schools.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.

Mr Mike White

Executive Headteacher

Synergy Schools Federation