Samlesbury Church of England School
Voluntary aided primary school in Preston (Lancashire).
Location
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Thank you for taking the time to visit our school website. Our website aims to give you a taste of school life, as well as providing regular updated information for parents, pupils and visitors on our curriculum, what's happening in school and special events. Our school has a caring, family atmosphere where everyone is known and valued for all that they are.
We show love and respect to each other and care for one another very much and because we are a faith-based school, we see God as our Father. Children have many different interests, skills and abilities and huge potential, and we work hard to make the education we offer as broad as possible to meet this range.
Our school is a busy, happy place with hardworking staff who are dedicated to ensure that learning is as fun and enjoyable as it can be so that our can achieve the very best academically too. We are very proud that our children consistently leave our school with excellent results.
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.- Choir
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stephen Lawrence AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 119572
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phil Baines | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Haworth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tabitha Halliwell | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Dean | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kirsty Whiteside | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Caroline Coughlin | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phil Baines | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Caroline Marshall | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susan Bell | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Co Headteacher Louise Quayle | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Lucy Sutton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Sam Metcalfe Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Sue Redmayne Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Leanne Billington Former | Governor | Elected by parents | 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