Panshanger Primary School
Community primary school in Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire).
Location
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Panshanger Primary School is situated on the east side of Welwyn Garden City in Panshanger. We are a one form entry primary school with an attached nursery. The main school has capacity for 30 children in each year group from Reception to Year 6 and we offer wraparound care from 7:45am until 5:30pm (4:30pm on Fridays).
We have a school based nursery attached to our main building which has provision for 30 pre-school age children. We accept applicants for 15 and 30 hours of provision. The school was originally opened in January 1969 and a nursery was added in September 1997.
Panshanger benefits from one of the largest school grounds and we are very fortunate to be able to offer swimming lessons to all of our children, from Nursery to Year 6, during the summer term. Our on site, outdoor, swimming pool is also available for our children to use after school and weekends when the pool is open.
If you are looking for a school or nursery place, please see our admissions page to find out more about what we offer and to see our school foryourselves.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sustainability
- English
- Science
- History
- Music
- Spanish
- Geography
- Computing
- Early Years
- PSHE
- Zones of Regulation
- Student Councils
- PTA ▼ Who we are
- Events
- Swimming Pool
- Fundraising
Key facts
- URN
- 117294
- 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
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzi Girdler-Brown | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Dunn | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Ferguson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suzi Girdler-Brown | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Keith Handley | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ben Longland | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Beth Lyle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Reed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Ms Anne Leverton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Shaun Ives | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Rod Reeves | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Littleford Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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