King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Community primary school in Leicester (Leicester).
Location
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A very warm welcome to all visitors to our website! We hope it helps you to get a flavour of our lovely school and of our hopes and aspirations for all of our children, as well as a sense of the pride we take in our rich and vibrant school community. Please also scroll down the page to see how highly our parents value the work we do as a school.
We are an infant and nursery school in Leicesters West End, tucked away in the heart of the city. Our children and families enrich our school with a broad range of languages and cultures, and we place a very strong emphasis on providing a nurturing and inclusive environment which is welcoming to everyone.
We offer nursery provision in our Daisy and Sunflower classes, in addition to the 190 places in our Reception, Key Stage 1 and DSP classes.
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.- Computing
- Forest School
- Talk Boost
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 120017
- 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
- Leicester
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Dale George | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Elizabeth Smith | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mr Chirag Parmar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Joanne Geddes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Alan Loyallaleon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Wadd | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Oblacinska | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Wilson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Joan Bertram | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sarah Lord | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sara Louise Harrison Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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