Shadsworth Infant School
Community primary school in Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen).
Location
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 119220
- 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
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Constituency
- Blackburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kim Stinson | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stephanie Radley-Holmes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Andrea Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Brittany Bamber | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Leighann Woodruff | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Craig Longworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Councillor James Shorrock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jackie Gallagher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Rosemary Brunt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Chris Mooney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gillian Crompton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2035 |
| Ms Gemma West Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Penelope Young Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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