--- title: "Meet the trustee - Dr Phil Range (chair)" url: "https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-10-04-meet-the-trustee-dr-phil-range-chair" school: "Penwortham Priory Academy" --- # Meet the trustee - Dr Phil Range (chair) ![Image of Meet the trustee - Dr Phil Range (chair)](https://files.schudio.com/penwortham-priory-academy/images/news/AF8_0248.jpg) 4 October 2021 Dr Phil Range has stepped up into the Chair of Trustees role at Priory, replacing the long-standing Kevin Burke. Phil was previously Vice Chair and he knows Priory well, living in Penwortham, and his son was a pupil at the school. “My son was a pupil when Headteacher Mr Eastham was just starting out as a PE teacher!” said Dr Range, who is now retired having worked as the Director of Libraries and IT at Manchester Metropolitan University. “It has changed such a lot since then and I enjoy coming into school, meeting the staff and pupils, looking at the lovely gardens and the whole environment. “I have been a governor here for four years and am excited about my new role, it will be a challenge. “It’s a great time to come in, just after the school was given the ‘Good’ Ofsted grading, and we will look at how we can move forward from there and make the school an even better place.” [Governors](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/tag/governors) [ What's happening in the library?](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-10-01-what-s-happening-in-the-library) [Alumni - Andy Kolacz (Class of 1990) ](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/news/2021-10-05-alumni-andy-kolacz-class-of-1990) ### Penwortham Priory Academy Crow Hills Road Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 0JE 01772 320250 ### Useful Links - [New Year 7 Transition](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/transition) - [The School Day](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/the-school-day) - [Facility Hire](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/facility-hire-at-priory) - [Term Dates](https://www.priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/termdates) - [Letters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/letters) ### Useful Links - [Newsletters](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [OFSTED](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/about-priory/ofsted-report) - [Online Payments](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/parents/internet-payments) - [Staff Contact](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/staff-contact-list) - [Vacancies](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/staff/vacancies) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/priorystc) - [X](https://twitter.com/@priorystc) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/penworthampriory/) Penwortham Priory Academy Trust is operating as a single academy trust. It is an exempt charity and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England with Company Number 08133703 School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://priory.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)