Penwortham Priory Academy
School Name: Penwortham Priory Academy Address: Crow Hills Road, Penwortham Town/City: Preston County: Lancashire Postcode: PR1 0JE Telephone Number: 01772 320250 Website: http://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Odyssey Academy Trust
Headteacher: Mr M Eastham
Capacity: 750
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 745 (58% boys & 42% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 24.7%
URN: 138948
DfE Number: 888/4135
UKPRN: 10039410
UPRN: 10033050632
Region: North West (E12000002)
District: South Ribble (E07000126)
Constituency: South Ribble (E14001491)
Electoral Ward: Howick & Priory (E05010225)
Easting & Northing: 351171E, 428386N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 45' 0.66" N 2° 44' 30.53" W
Plus Code: 9C5VQ725+37
DfE Record: View record
- Penwortham Primary School (0.2km)
- Penwortham, St Teresa's Catholic Primary School (0.2km)
- Whitefield Primary School (0.8km)
- Penwortham Girls' High School (1.0km)
- Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, Penwortham (1.2km)
- All Hallows Catholic High School (1.2km)
- Howick Church Endowed Primary School (1.3km)
- Cedar Lodge School (1.5km)
- Ashbridge Independent School (1.6km)
- Pioneer TEC (1.7km)
Predecessor school†
- Mrs Cheryl Kathleen Barker - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 April 2017.
- Mr David William Barnes - Member. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 18 November 2025.
- Mrs Susan Brown - Trustee. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 March 2028.
- Mr Kevin Stephen Burke - Member. Appointed on 5 July 2012 (Appointed by academy members).
- Miss Ann Christine Church - Trustee. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 March 2028.
- Mrs Elleanor Grace Diamond-Bugler - Trustee. Appointed on 26 June 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Matthew Eastham - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2014 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Matthew Eastham - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2014.
- Mr Peter Faulkner - Trustee. Appointed on 1 October 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mr Stephen Paul Grafton - Member. Appointed on 23 November 2021 (Appointed by academy members).
- Mr Michael William Ham - Trustee. Appointed on 12 January 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 January 2030.
- Ms Gillian Hayhurst - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2029.
- Mr Owen George Hughes - Trustee. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 March 2028.
- Mrs Catherine Lindsay Jones - Trustee. Appointed on 12 January 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 11 January 2030.
- Rev David Kevin Jones - Trustee. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 March 2028.
- Mrs Rachel Ann Lancaster - Trustee. Appointed on 3 September 2018 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 4 September 2026.
- Miss Jemma Louise Oliver - Trustee. Appointed on 22 November 2022 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 21 November 2026.
- Mrs Florica Patel - Trustee. Appointed on 12 March 2024 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 11 March 2028.
- Dr Phillip Kenneth Range - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 1 September 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Dr Phillip Kenneth Range - Member. Appointed on 27 November 2018 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mr Mark Russel - Trustee. Appointed on 17 March 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Damien Kevin Savage - Trustee. Appointed on 17 March 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Scrivens - Member. Appointed on 21 March 2022 (Appointed by academy members).