Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland
School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 1 November 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Ryton Community Infant School

Community primary school in Ryton (Gateshead).

Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Apr 2023
Early years (EYFS)
-
not published
Attendance rate
93.3%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
18.4
▼ 2.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
31.4%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
13.2%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
61%
121 / 200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
17.4%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25

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

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Ryton Community Infant School is a primary school located in Ryton, Gateshead. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 7 and currently has 142 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 200. The school is led by Mrs Deborah Ashcroft.

Key facts

URN
108352
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
2 to 7
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 (9 current, 4 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rachel LawsonChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Helen LaybourneGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Kay CochraneGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Ashleigh McNeillGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Elisabeth BakerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Andrew HydeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Jeffrey AustenGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Mayang PatelGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Deborah AshcroftGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018
Mrs Victoria Thorogood FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mrs Charlotte March FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Xanthe Horne FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Lucy Saint FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

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