Brine Leas School
Academy converter secondary school in Nantwich (Cheshire East).
Location
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All the staff here at Brine Leas are dedicated to ensuring the highest level of care and support for our students. Our aim is to provide as many opportunities as possible for students to triumph and we are proud of our successes. I started Brine Leas School in 2001 and was appointed as Headteacher in 2024. It is my privilege to lead the school into its next phase.
Our students have access to a wide-ranging curriculum that is full of choice. We also provide opportunities for our students to develop outside of the classroom and reflect upon how they can contribute to society as they progress through our school community. At the heart of our school is the House System, comprised of three houses: Audley, Lovell and Warwick.
The House System provides our students with opportunities in an extensive range of activities, including supporting charities and the local community. It is our aim to provide a fulfilling education to the young people here at Brine Leas School that endures long after the exam results have been celebrated.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Accelerated Reader
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 136279
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Crewe and Nantwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Bolton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzanne Cliffe | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Les Hodgkison | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Hennessy Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Whitehead | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Alison Ashley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jo Hillman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Su Turner | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Dr Karl Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Tim Marsden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andy Moore Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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