Garswood Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Wigan (St. Helens).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to Garswood School....... All schools are not the same. Each school has its own special set of values, people and things that it wants to do. When choosing a school for your children you will take many things into consideration. In this Prospectus we hope to give you not only some basic information, but also a snapshot of life here at Garswood Primary School.
It is very difficult to tell the story of a school on paper. To really appreciate Garswood you need to experience it first hand. I would, therefore, like to extend an invitation to you to visit this school, to look closely at what we do and how and why we do it and to ask all the questions you have in mind.
I lead a team committed to offering the children in our care every opportunity to succeed in all they do. Together with parents and children, we share a wonderfully equipped school. We have everything we need including excellent resources; enthusiastic children; supportive parents; a dedicated teaching staff; quality governors and a long tradition of achievement.
All this has come together to produce a caring, sharing place where children can grow in every way.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
32 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Band
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Debating
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Eco Club
- Mindfulness
- Minecraft
- Music
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Athletics
and 16 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Active MarkRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 104778
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- St. Helens
- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (17 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Murphy (mbe) | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Charlotte Turner | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kara Duffy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Myatt | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Achilles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jane Hand | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andy Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mike Kenny | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Yvette Beardsworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Brenda Ashcroft | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Margaret Gillian Braithwaite | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Green | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Joseph Pearson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Marilyn Riding | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Yearsley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Hierons | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Cheryl Hamilton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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