West Lane Primary School
Community primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne (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
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Winlaton West Lane through this website. Winlaton West Lane is a warm and welcoming school where children are inspired through exciting learning experiences to become lifelong learners. Winlaton West Lane endeavours to be a forward-thinking school with high expectations for teaching and learning, behaviour and teamwork...
Winlaton West Lane Primary School about 7 months ago
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 108346
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Purvis | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Herworth | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Chloe Fothergill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Aidan Lish | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Vikki Main | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Janet Robinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Debra Sprawling-Sales | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Tanya Robinson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Malcolm Brain | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Julie Simpson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Carl Appleton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Colette Bell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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