Stanah Community Primary School

Stanah Community Primary School (formerly Stanah County Primary School) is an English mixed primary school located in the Stanah area of Thornton, Lancashire.

Stanah Community Primary School
A 2006 view of the main school building from the entrance to the car park
Address
Stanah Community Primary School Location in Wyre Borough
Lambs Road Thornton , Lancashire , FY5 5JR England
Coordinates	53.8719°N 2.9920°W / 53.8719; -2.9920
Information
Type	Community primary school
Local authority	Lancashire
Department for Education URN	119296 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head Teacher	Mr H.M. Clough
Gender	Coeducational
Age	4 to 11
Enrolment	c. 400
Colour(s)	Blue and white
Website	http://www.stanah.co.uk

Built in the 1960s,[1] the school, located on Lambs Road (or, as it is known locally, Lambs Hill), has around 400 pupils, aged 4 to 11.[2] Its head teacher is Hamish M Clough. He replaced Ian Todd who, after three-and-a-half years as head, took up a position at the University of Cumbria in January 2010. Mr. Todd's predecessor was Tony Ford, who retired in the summer of 2006 after twelve years in the role.[1] One of the earlier and long-serving head teachers was Jean Fisher. Another was Mr. Evans, who was headmaster in the 1970s.

The school comprises two separate buildings. A smaller annex (infants) is attended by the foundation class and years 1 and 2. For year 3, the children move into the larger main building (juniors). The smaller building was mothballed in the early 1980s when school rolls dropped,[1] but it was renovated and reopened around a decade later. The infants building also houses a preschool nursery called Stanah Sunflowers.

On the junior's building stands the school's distinctive chimney. Originally white with a black tip, it was repainted all-white in the 1990s.