High Legh Primary School
Community primary school in Knutsford (Cheshire East).
Location
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Welcome to Our School on behalf of the Governors, staff and pupils, may I introduce you to our fantastic school. We hope that it will give you a flavour of school life, but nothing beats coming into school to get a real taste. Visits are most welcome; so if you want to know more, please arrange to come and visit us.
We are all immensely proud of our school; it is an extremely welcoming, yet vibrant learning community. All our staff are exceptionally caring and experienced and work hard to ensure that each child reaches his/her full potential. The children at High Legh thrive on the positive atmosphere and creativity and take full advantage of the many opportunities made available to them.
We believe that happy children work to fulfil their potential and we place high emphasis on achieving this through close links between home, school and the local community to foster a caring and secure environment in which all children can prosper.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Stem
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Key facts
- URN
- 111096
- 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
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Tatton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nick Gerrard | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hannah Cassell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Wendy Ludlam-Woods | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ruth Bennett | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dave Kirby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jennifer Boardman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jennifer Ruddock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Louise Tottle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2007 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Alison Lawton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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