Thrussington Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Leicester (Leicestershire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Thrussington Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Leicester, Leicestershire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11 and currently has 86 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 105. It is part of the LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Headteacher Melanie Wrightam.
Enrichment
14 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Council
- Governance
- Early Years PTFA
- Humanities
- Modern foreign languages
- Music
- Physical education
- PSHE
- English
- Mathematics & Computing
- Religious Education
- Science
- Starting School
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 138926
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 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
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Rendall | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Ward | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Philip Warren | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Alison Oatey | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Charles Bentley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Rocky Leanders | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Katie Miller | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Elizabeth Iliffe | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Fiona Bashford | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adie Durrant | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Andrew Tremarco Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Melanie Wrightam Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
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