Penwortham Priory Academy
Academy converter secondary school in Preston (Lancashire).
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
It gives me a great deal of pleasure to be able to write to you as Principal and welcome you to Penwortham Priory Academy. I have always believed that there are few jobs that are more important or rewarding as working in education.
To be the Principal of Priory, leading a group of highly creative professionals and equally creative and progressive young people is, for me, a great privilege.
I have a passion for Priory, a passion for the pupils who attend and a strong belief that Penwortham Priory Academy can, and does, make a positive difference to the lives of our young people, parents, staff and our local community.
As Principal, one of my key roles is not only to provide stability and consolidation of all that is good about Priory, but to deliver the future direction of the school. It is my belief that this future direction should be based solely on the interests and needs of each individual pupil and the community in which they live.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Cooking
- Debating
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Eco Club
- Football
- Stem
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- CyberFirst SchoolsRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 138948
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- South Ribble
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (14 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.15 governors are linked to a profile (14 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael William Ham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Catherine Lindsay Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Ann Christine Church Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Susan Brown Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Florica Patel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Owen George Hughes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Jemma Louise Oliver Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Scrivens | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Mr Stephen Paul Grafton Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Dr Phillip Kenneth Range (likely) | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 |
| Mrs Cheryl Kathleen Barker Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2017 | |
| Mr Matthew Eastham Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2014 | |
| Mr Matthew Eastham Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mr Kevin Stephen Burke Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2012 |
| Mr David William Barnes Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Peter Faulkner Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Phillip Kenneth Range (likely) Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Phillip Kenneth Range (likely) Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Elleanor Grace Diamond-Bugler Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
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