Bedford High School
School Name: Bedford High School Address: Manchester Road Town/City: Leigh County: Lancashire Postcode: WN7 2LU Country: 100012819529 Telephone Number: 01942 909009 Website: http://www.bedfordhighschool.co.uk/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 1900
Headteacher: Mr Paul McCaffery
Capacity: 1210
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 1059 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 88% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.6%
URN: 106523
DfE Number: 359/4019
UKPRN: 10018061
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: Wigan (E08000010)
Constituency: Leigh (E14000785)
Electoral Ward: Leigh South (E05000853)
Easting & Northing: 367544E, 399784N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 29' 39.81" N 2° 29' 25.97" W
Plus Code: 9C5VFGV5+QQ
DfE Record: View record
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh (0.7km)
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School (0.9km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh (1.2km)
- St Gabriel's Catholic Primary School (1.4km)
- St Mary's Catholic High School (1.7km)
- Leigh CofE Primary School (1.9km)
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington (1.9km)
- St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School (2.0km)
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School (2.1km)
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh (2.1km)
- Mrs Joanna Coop - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2024.
- Mrs Kathryn Freeman - Governor. Appointed on 13 July 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 July 2024.
- Mrs Lynn Hayes - Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2026.
- Mrs Victoria Jackson - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
- Mr David Liggett - Governor. Appointed on 30 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2026.
- Mrs Amber Marshall - Governor. Appointed on 13 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 12 October 2026.
- Mr Paul McCaffery - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 31 August 2063.
- Mrs Rebecca Ramsden - Governor. Appointed on 23 March 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 March 2024.
- Councillor Charles Rigby - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Neil Roberts - Governor. Appointed on 13 July 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 12 July 2024.
- Mr David Whitehead - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 1 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
- Mr Channon Woodward - Governor. Appointed on 27 September 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 26 September 2025.