Diocese

All Cannings is a ‘voluntary controlled’ primary school, one of approximately 2000 throughout the country and making up just over half of the Church of England primary schools..

Voluntary Controlled schools are 'managed' by the Local Authority whilst maintaining the following distinctive characteristics:

• No one group of governors is in a majority.  Church or Foundation Governors are in a minority;
• The Local Authority employs the staff, but they are appointed by the governors;
• The Local Authority is responsible for admission arrangements;
• The Local Authority can advise the Governing Body; the Diocesan Board of Education may be given the same opportunity to advise;
• RE taught is the Local Authority agreed syllabus and worship reflects the Anglican tradition.

Voluntary Controlled schools undergo a separate denominational inspection in addition to the Ofsted inspection arrangements.  This is known as a SIAMS Inspection (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools).  These take place approximately every five years.