Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School
Community special school in Manchester (Manchester).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School is a special school located in Manchester. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Diane Wolstenholme.
Key facts
- URN
- 127802
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Julie Denham | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Walker | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kayce Gregory | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr John Husselbee | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lee Whitehurst | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carmen Malpas | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 | |
| Ms Alison Robins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Elizabeth King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Ms Germaine Yabsley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Kevin OBrien | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Samaneh Maysami | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Carla Mining Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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