Welcome to the website of Padiham St Leonard’s CE VA Primary School. I hope you will find it useful and informative.

I am Mrs Beverly Holmes, Headteacher of Padiham St Leonard’s, and I am privileged to lead a wonderful, vibrant and caring school. At the heart of our school are our friendly, enthusiastic, well-behaved children who are keen to find out about the wonders of the world around them.

I have the pleasure of working alongside a truly committed staff who plan exciting learning opportunities and build strong relationships with our pupils and parents.

We benefit from excellent relationships with parents and the wider community which enables us to work together to enrich our children’s lives.

Our school governors regularly visit the school to ensure they are well informed and can challenge us to maintain  high standards and seek ongoing improvement.

We are extremely fortunate to be based in a wonderful setting with large classrooms, two playgrounds and a field which includes a Forest Schools area. We have a rich heritage with a building built in 1906 and extended to include fourteen classrooms which offer education for children from 3 to 11 years old.

As well as our mainstream classes, we are fortunate to host two SEN classes where pupils benefit from specialist provision with the opportunity to ‘dip into’ mainstream provision where appropriate. This enables us all to celebrate our neurodiversity and learn from each other.

We know children achieve best when they are happy and secure and St Leonards provides a caring, family atmosphere full of love and laughter. We build a learning environment where your child is nurtured, cherished and encouraged to fulfil his or her potential.

I hope this website gives you an insight into life at St Leonard’s. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to phone or make an appointment to see me.  I look forward to meeting you.

Mrs Beverly Holmes

Looking To The Rainbow

During the COVID-19 Lockdown, Worship for Everyone asked schools to come together and perform the brand NEW original song ‘Looking to the Rainbow’ from Nick & Becky Drake. Here is our video…