Leigh and Bransford Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Malvern (Worcestershire).
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
We believe that every child should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and to achieve the best possible standards, giving them a strong foundation for the future. Therefore we provide a unique, exciting curriculum, which is carefully designed to foster a love of learning and effectively prepare children for life in an ever changing world.
Our focus is to provide an exciting, happy and secure place where high quality education enables pupils to develop as individuals and prepares them for successful lifelong learning. We achieve these goals by delivering a curriculum with many opportunities for pupils to use and apply previously taught skills in order to deepen their learning.
Our beautiful rural location provides many useful opportunities for learning outside the classroom. For us, this is incredibly important, as it enables our children to develop vital skills such as confidence, respect, resilience, and problem solving as well as encouraging team work and collaboration.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Chess
- Coding
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Netball
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Oxford Reading Tree
- Twinkl
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 149515
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (0 current, 9 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donna Phillips Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Van Santen Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Kate Joiner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Laura Rawlings Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Carey Nicholson Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Natasha Tinker Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Leona Dean Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Stuart Bill Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Donna Phillips Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | 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