School Details
South Otterington CE Primary School,
South Otterington,
DL7 9HD
Headteacher: Miss Amanda Gledhill B.Ed. (Hons), NPQEL
SENDCo : Mrs G McManus
Contact person for enquiries: Mrs Chloe Beattie
Phone: 01609 776273
Email: admin@sotterington.dalesmat.org
Website contact form: Contact Us
Our Governing Body
Chair of Governors: Mr John Kelly
Email: admin@sotterington.dalesmat.org
Chief Executive Officer: Mr Damian Chubb
Contact details for the Trust: admin@dalesmat.org
Trust office address and telephone number:
Dales Academies Trust,
c/o Oakbridge Church Of England Primary School,
Alvertune Road,
Northallerton,
DL6 2GD
Phone: 03301242618
Email: admin@dalesmat.org
Request for paper copies: admin@sotterington.dalesmat.org
Contact Us
The school’s vision- the ethos and values
‘Shine like stars in the universe’
Philippians 2;15
Our vision provides a guiding light to the pupils, staff, Governors and parents to ensure we have a dynamic mix of high achievement for all, exceptional pastoral care and expansive opportunities for the children. We want our children to become the exemplary citizens of the future. We are a vibrant, happy, family orientated community where everyone really feels they can flourish and achieve anything to which they set their hearts and minds.
Our School Day
South Otterington CE Primary School ‘Shine Like Stars in the Universe’ Philippians 2:15 | |
| Our school day: 32 hours and 30 minutes per week | |
| Children should be in school when the gates close at | 8.50am |
| Register | 8.50am-9.00am |
| Maths | |
| Reading for pleasure / Phonics | 9.55am-10.15am |
| Morning break | 10.15am-10.30am |
| English | |
| Lunchtime | 12.00pm-1.00pm |
| Register | 1.00pm |
| Curriculum lessons | 1.00pm- 2.55pm |
| Collective Worship | 2.55pm-3.15pm |
| Children collected at 3.20pm | |
Admissions procedure
To find out more about our admission arrangements, please see the Admissions Page.
OfSTED and SIAMs
School Data
Premiums
Pupil Premium Strategy Statements
SEND
SENDCo details: Mrs G McManus
Safeguarding
Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) are:
| Designated Safeguarding Lead: | Amanda Gledhill |
| Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads | Gemma McManus |
| Designated Deputy Safeguarding Leads | Naomi Lanham Vicky Fraser |
| Chair of Governors | John Kelly |
South Otterington CE Child Protection Policy
Policies
Please click here to view all the Dales Academies Trust policies
Charging and Remissions Policy
Freedom of Information Act Information
Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plan 2025-2028 (3 year plan)
Remote Learning
In the event of a school closure, it is expected that students will access work, please see our remote learning policy here.
Careers Programme Information
Please contact the Headteacher on the school email address: admin@sotterington.dalesmat.org
The children in our school are given opportunities to discuss future careers through our PSCHE programme and visitors to the school who inspire the children in their career.
Privacy
The privacy policies below can be found on the Dales Trust policy page
Policy Dales Privacy Notice Parents and Carers
Policy Dales Privacy Notice Student Pupils
Policy Dales Privacy Notice Workforce
Equality Objectives & Information
For information about how our school complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty and our school’s objectives please refer to our Equality Policy and Plan by following this link.
Schools Financial Information & Benchmarking
To access information regarding our school’s financial benchmarking, please visit the following GOV.UK website here.
Financial Declaration: No individual earns in excess of £100k.
Annual Reports and Accounts
To access financial information regarding our school’s
annual report
annual audited accounts
memorandum of association
articles of association
names of charity trustees and members
funding agreement
Please visit the Dales website here.
Annual reports and accounts
The annual reports and accounts are all hosted on the Trust website:
Annual Report
Executive Pay
Please follow the link to the Dales Academies trust website:
Trustee information and duties
CEO: Mr Damian Chubb
Our Governing Body
Chair of Governors: Mr John Kelly
Our Annual Governance Statement
Our Trust Governance
Our Trust Structure
Dales Academies Trust Scheme of Delegation Appendix 2
Social Media: @SOttCofE
A member of Dales Academies Trust 
