Clifton Primary School
Community primary school in Lytham St Annes (Lancashire).
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
I warmly invite parents considering joining our school family to visit us for a personalised tour, where I can show you everything that Clifton has to offer. This allows you to get a real feel of our school during the school day, allows you to meet our team and allows us to discuss your child as an individual.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Football
- Netball
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119291
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Fylde
- 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 Denise Preston | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Burslam Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Kevan Waby Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Draper | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Miss Neve Matthews | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Denise Preston | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Parsons | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne McIntyre | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Brooks | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Robinson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Annette Ek | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Ann DeRizzio | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Burslam | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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