Originally from Edinburgh, I moved here with my wife Sam who grew up at Mansergh near Kirkby Lonsdale and attended St Mary’s when it opened.  I have 4 children, 3 of which have progressed from the school to Queen Elizabeth School and one is still working her way through.  My background is providing financial and […]

I’ve worked at St Mary’s for the past ten years and have had the privilege of working in all key stages. I have a real love of reading, especially children’s books, and enjoy helping children of all ranges to enjoy and appreciate books themselves. Both my children attended St Mary’s and loved the experience. I […]

My family and I escaped the south of England to enjoy the Lakes, Fells, Dales and Forests in July 2015 and we love it here! I have many years experience in School leadership and governance, now in a Cumbrian primary school; but began as a Parent governor in 2004, subsequently becoming a West Sussex Local […]

My name is Jo Gill.  I have 3 daughters who have all attended St Marys. I have worked in Primary Schools and a teacher and as a STEM Ambassador, I currently work in the Local Secondary School and I bring all of this experience to my role as Governor. I have sat on the Governing […]

I am a team Rector of the Kirkby Lonsdale Team Ministry.  I studied aeronautical engineering at Bristol University and after graduation specialised in the hydrodynamics of minesweeping equipment and underwater systems. He studied theology at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, and was ordained in 1990, but retains a passion for engineering, as well as the relationship between […]