Tor View School
Academy special converter school in Rossendale (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
On behalf of our whole school community, I am delighted to welcome you to Tor View School. I am privileged to be Headteacher at Tor View where our learners are amazing in every part of life. All of our staff are fantastic at their roles along with working together as a team to ensure the learners of our school are at the centre of all they do.
Our ethos is to Inspire, Learn, Enjoy and Achieve. With this at the forefront of our mind, we have high expectations for all of our learners.
Our team of highly skilled specialist teachers and teaching assistants enables them to plan fun, engaging and interactive lessons to suit the needs of all learners in the classroom, to ensure progress is being made in all areas of the curriculum and learners are achieving their potential.
We are continuously working hard to develop the school's facilities to ensure the learners have the best possible experiences during their education here at Tor View.
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.- Band
- Dance
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Forest School
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 143879
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Constituency
- Hyndburn
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (7 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Elayne Lorenzo | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Sweetmore | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stacey Davidson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Watson-Hoy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stefania Graham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Johnathan Findlay-Pidcock | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hayley McHugh | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Vanessa Prater Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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