West Leigh Infant School
Community primary school in Leigh-on-Sea (Southend-on-Sea).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).We are a welcoming community infant school which has served families in West Leigh for over 100 years, we celebrated our Centenary in 2013. We are a safe, calm, caring, happy and purposeful school where high personal, social and academic standards are promoted. We want to make sure that every child will benefit from their time spent at West Leigh.
Every child is encouraged to meet the challenges of our complex society with understanding, empathy and confidence. If you would like to speak to the Head Teacher or you require further information please contact the School Office on 01702 476610 or email k.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Charging and Remissions
- Complaints
- Behaviour
- Governor Board
- School Clubs
- Prevent Duty
- Find us
- Teacher Training
- Finance
- Writing
- Mathematics
- Science
- Physical Education
- Computing
- Design and Technolgy
- Geography
and 4 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114780
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Constituency
- Southend West and Leigh
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Vanessa Hall | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Smith | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karyn Burnham | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ella Dixon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Edward Watts | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jonathan Kohler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Hannah Johnson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Paul Taylor | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ross Borkett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Amy Macaree | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sarah Froydenlund | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Phillip Lyons Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ross Borkett Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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