Warley Road Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Halifax (Calderdale).
Location
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Thank you for taking an interest in our school. I hope that you find the information both informative and inspiring. Here at Warley Road we are proud of the welcoming, caring, supportive and secure environment in which all children are valued.
As educators building an exciting, creative and meaningful curriculum, which equips learners for all stages of their education and beyond, is central to our vision here at Warley Road. We believe that children should be skilled and articulate. We teach this through insisting on the '4R's' (Respect, Resilience, Responsibility and Reflection) in all that we do.
Children are taught to Thank you for visiting our website, and welcome to Warley Road Academy, a school I am proud and privileged to be head teacher of. I hope you find our website informative and inspiring and I would encourage you to come and visit us to see, firsthand, the high-quality teaching and learning environment that makes our school a special place to be.
Here at Warley Road, we provide a happy, stimulating and caring place where all children are valued and provided for Praise for disadvantaged outcomes from the Secretary of State for Education, Bridget Phillipson
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.- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 146677
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Eccleston Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2013 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jureal Miah | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Mohammed Tanveer | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Nelson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Nikki Hussey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Salmah Aslam | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Tindal | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr William Kneebone | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Lesley Heathcote | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Arshad Choudry Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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