High Spen Primary School
Community primary school in Rowlands Gill (Gateshead).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
We are a friendly and supportive school whose staff and children will always be ready to greet you with a smile. If you are looking at our website with a view to joining us you may be interested in our agreed aims (see below.)
I would urge you to pick up the phone and arrange an appointment to see us in the flesh though as it is only by stepping through the doors that you can really appreciate what a special place this is. Please don't expect to meet this fresh faced young man on the left though it is an old photo and much as I LOVE the job it has aged me!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Choir
- Forest School
- Cognitive Load Theory
- Voice 21
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 108340
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Melanie Cornish-Fleet | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Muir | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Councillor Maria Hall | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jill Hutton | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stuart Jackson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Abby Kirkley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Barnett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Firth | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record