Parrenthorn High School
Academy converter secondary school in Manchester (Bury).
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
Parrenthorn High School is a popular school, valued by its local community. We provide each of our pupils with the opportunity to fulfil their full potential in a caring and supporting environment where high quality teaching and learning can take place ensuring success for our pupils.
We maintain positive links with the wider community and promote in our pupils self-esteem, and appreciation of rights and a willingness to accept responsibilities. Our school values are the pillars of our school culture.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Place2Be
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 151969
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Bury
- Constituency
- Bury South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2025
Governing body (11 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 Ian Clements | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Bell Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Kelly Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Melanie Pitt | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David King | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Danielle Ayres | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Carter | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Shabana Riaz | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Philip Walthall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Joe Georgiou | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Julia Critchley | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Rachel Miles Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Helen Nicholls Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Damian Byrne 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