Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School
Foundation primary school in Liversedge (Kirklees).
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
"The school is a very happy environment. School life is packed full of activities where children can develop their creative art and drama skills. Very well run school with a lovely, caring, passionate Head Teacher. Lots of support for parents and children." - Parent We firmly believe in each unique child and have the utmost ambition for them to achieve highly.
We see barriers as challenges to be overcome and work hard as a whole team with our families to ensure each and every child excels. Our whole ethos is built around good relationships at all levels and we ensure that from the moment a child enters Littletown we create an unbroken line of quality and nurture.
We care and we hope it shows to all who come into contact with our team. We are strategic, driven and forward thinking but we also passionately take note of the little things, small actions which make a huge difference to children and parents and through this approach we endeavour to not miss any opportunity for a marginal gain in attainment. Our core drivers are:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Minecraft
- Music
- Swimming
- Metacognition
- Restorative Practice
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Investors in PeopleStaff development
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 107670
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Constituency
- Spen Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Wightman Confirmed same person | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kirstie Waugh Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Holly Bennion | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Amy Cherryholme | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirstie Waugh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Rebecca Cohen | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Caroline Howarth Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amie Curley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Crawshaw | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Leah Parrett | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Stephanie McIntosh | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Wensley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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