Leigh Central Primary School
Community primary school in Leigh (Wigan).
Location
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' Leigh Central is a welcoming place for all' Ofsted (June 2022) Leigh Central Primary is a unique and diverse community school in the heart of Leigh town centre. We were fortunate enough to move into our fantastic new school building in October 2009 and our children benefit greatly from our state of the art technology and purpose built facilities.
We share our building with our Leigh Central Children's Centre which offers a superb range of opportunities for children under five and their families. Alongside a dedicated project room and outdoor play facilities it also houses a 60 place pre-school which has close links with school. In June 2022, OFSTED judged our school to be 'good' in all aspects of our provision.
The inspectors spent two days looking at all aspects of school life from teaching and learning to supporting children's mental health and well-being. As a staff we work hard to ensure we offer a wide range of stimulating learning opportunities which meet the needs of all our children.
We have high aspirations and expectations and monitor the progress that each child is making to ensure they are on track to achieve their full potential.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 106418
- 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
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Poole | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Gore | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Sue Shaw | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Liggett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kevin Lowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Angela Holcroft | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gareth Cheesman Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
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