Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley
Voluntary controlled primary school in Broughton Astley (Leicestershire).
Location
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Treat others the same way you want them to treat you. Luke, 6.31 On behalf of Orchard C of E Primary School, I would like to welcome you to our website. I hope that it will give you a flavour of our wonderful school. We are very proud of our school, our pupils and their successes.
We pride ourselves on our warm and friendly atmosphere and hope that new parents and children will quickly feel part of our school family. We are proud to call ourselves a small school with a big heart. Our staff are extremely hard working and caring.
We are concerned, not only for the children's educational progress, but for their health and welfare; and aim to give them as many opportunities in the wider curriculum as possible. As a Church school, the Christian faith underpins all that we do in school.
We strive to ensure that pupils at Orchard are happy and confident individuals who demonstrate the school's core Christian values of endurance, forgiveness, friendship, peace, thankfulness and trust.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Purple Mash
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 120120
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Moore | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Richard Moore Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Danielle Walker | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Jonathan Morley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Frith | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Allison Dawes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Susan Cantillon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tracy Henderson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Grant | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gustavo Tomas | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Gillian Douglas | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Christine Hurst | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amy Lang | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jacqueline Walker | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2013 |
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