Lees Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Keighley (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
You are here: Home Our School Executive Heads Welcome A very warm welcome to Lees Primary School & Nursery. We are a one-form entry school at the heart of the local community. We take children from Nursery to Year 6. Lees is a small, friendly school with children at the heart of all we do. We simply 'put children first'.
Every member of our school community wears their SCARF with pride, upholding our school values of Safety, Caring, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship . As a proud member of the Brontë Academy Trust, we work closely and share expertise. The leadership of Lees is shared with Oldfield Primary. These two settings form the smaller of the four Brontë schools.
We want children to have a passion for learning and enjoy taking risks as independent learners. Please do come and visit us soon and discover how fabulous Lees Primary is. We look forward to seeing you soon! 'Pupils enjoy coming to school to learn and have fun with their friends.' Ofsted 2024 Giving every child the best start in life and the chance to thrive.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Gardening
- Rugby
- Yoga
- Forest School
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
- 142950
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bradford
- Constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Mercer | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Becky Lambert-Pitts | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Nutton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Catherine Lindley | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gareth Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Danielle George | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
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