Eccleston Primary School
Community primary school in Chorley (Lancashire).
Location
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Welcome to Eccleston Primary School and Beechbuds Pre-School Hello and thank you for visiting our wonderful school's website, which we hope will give you an insight into who we are. The moment I walked through the doors at Eccleston Primary School, I fell in love with the school and all it has to offer, and I know you will too.
I hope that you will feel Eccleston Primary School is the school you wish to choose for your child. Please take a look at the magic that takes place in our school through our EYFS Instagram and our school X/Twitter page.
Children have just one childhood; we believe their primary school experience should be magical and unmissable, filled with inspirational and unforgettable learning experiences.
We aspire for our children to have special and happy memories of their time at Eccleston Primary School and value highly the positive relationships we have built between children, parents, staff, governors and our neighbouring communities.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Music
- Yoga
- Trauma Informed Schools
Key facts
- URN
- 119310
- 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
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Faris | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kayleigh Thomas | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rosalind Millington | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Kirwan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Arthington | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Laura Whittaker | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Arjun Singh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Danielle Battersby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Bennett Forshaw Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Dean Skelton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kate Hodgson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julie Ridley Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Lisa Banks 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