Grove Lea Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Pontefract (Wakefield).
Location
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A warm welcome to Grove Lea Primary School website. As the executive headteacher, I am very proud to lead the school, I have the pleasure of working with wonderful, dedicated staff who go above and beyond for our families at Grove Lea. We all embrace our school motto ''If it is to be, it is up to me''.
At Grove Lea Primary we take pride in our curriculum offer to all the children. We work hard to ensure children 'know more and remember more'. We believe every child deserves the best and during their time at Grove Lea they are taught all aspects of the curriculum as well as developing them as young adults ready for the next phase. Our future is with our children.
Please take time to have a look at our website and find out what we do. To keep up to date with things at Grove Lea Primary school please also feel free to follow us on Twitter @IPMATGroveLea. Proud to be part of Inspire Partnership Multi-Academy Trust
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 148287
- 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
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Steven Noble | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Luke Shackleton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Dixon-Child | Shared Governance Professional - EstablishmentGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Natalie Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Kate Gawthorp | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matt Taylor | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Megan Gascoigne | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katy Howitt | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Diane Glover-Miller | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sally Henshall Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
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