Whitefield Infant School and Nursery
Community primary school in Nelson (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome A very warm welcome to Whitefield Infant School and Nursery. We hope that you will find our website interesting and informative and that it will give you some insight into life at our school. A very warm welcome to Whitefield Infant School and Nursery.
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Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Children
- Choir
- Forest School
- Oak National Academy
- Purple Mash
- Twinkl
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119179
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steve Wilkinson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Saabha Din | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nadeem Ahmed | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Iram Aftakhar | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Erica Mason | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mrs Karen Wilkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Stephenson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alison Wilkinson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Jenny Hutchinson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Louise Cowell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Maryam Yousaf Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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