Shirley Manor Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bradford (Bradford).
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
Welcome to our school website and thank you for taking an interest in our school. Shirley Manor Primary first became an Academy in 2014 and joined the Family of Learning Trust in January 2023. Family of Learning Trust We are a very special school that likes to celebrate success at every level. The life of the school is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve.
We aim to bring learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating. We want to give our children a thirst for learning that continues with them throughout their future school experiences and lives. An essential ingredient for this to happen is teamwork. we view education as a joint venture, involving everyone – children, parents, staff, Governors and the wider community.
We hope that we will be able to depend on your co-operation and support in this partnership, hoping that together we can provide the best for every child. We are proud to be an inclusive school, bringing together children from a wide range of economic, social and ethnic backgrounds; creating an exciting and diverse learning community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 140639
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Bradford South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Taylor | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Holt | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Megan Dodd | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jamie Evans | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Scott Bellas | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Fiona Jayne Pether Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Lucy Bailey Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
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