Pendle View Primary School
Community special school in Colne (Lancashire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Pendle View Primary School is a generic community Special School for children who have special educational needs including Moderate, Severe and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Physical Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Hearing Impairment, Visual Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. The school is located within Pendle in East Lancashire.
We are registered with the DfE to take children from 2 - 11 years but our usual intake is from 4 (Reception) to 11 (Year 6). We do not currently have pre-school provision. Pendle View benefits from large school premises, a wide range of play facilities and specialised teaching areas. The facilities at the school include:- Pendle View currently has 134 pupils on roll.
The needs of our pupils are met by a trained specialist staff team of Teachers, Teaching Assistants and Welfare Assistants. We also employ our own staff to support a range of specialisms including Sensory Processing, Communication and Physical Development.
The school is supported by Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists who visit on a regular basis. The school is also supported by Specialist School Nurses and when necessary are assisted by the Visual and Hearing Impairment Services and by the Educational Psychology Service.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Swimming
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 135012
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Williams | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jess Gott | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kirsty Firmin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Irram Pervez | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Gemma Carter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Graham Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Lisa Deaves | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Debra Grogan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Angela Ansley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Fran Clayton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mrs Vicky Riley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vicky Riley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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