Garrett Hall Primary School
Community primary school in Manchester (Wigan).
Location
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I am delighted to welcome you to Garrett Hall Primary School, a fun, and vibrant school where pupils, staff, governors, parents and school community work extremely hard to have high expectations of one another.
We are committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning -achieved through a combination of challenge, support, encouragement and praise- to ensure that all children fulfil their potential. I hope that our website gives you a real feel for our happy, caring and aspirational school.
Garrett Hall is a two form entry primary school offering a welcoming and purposeful environment where relationships are built upon mutual respect. Our supportive pastoral systems help pupils to achieve beyond their expectations and develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their peers and the wider world.
Garrett Hall children develop skills for life long learning, have a 'can do' attitude and are supported by nurturing their creativity, sporting talents and encouraging independent thinking and learning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Purple Mash
Key facts
- URN
- 106433
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Shirley Chappell | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kirsty Longshaw | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Martin McArdle | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Elaine Middlehurst | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Darren Jones | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Bullock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Alison Seddon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record