Brandling Primary School
Community primary school in Gateshead (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
Our vision is that Brandling Primary School provides: The staff and governors of Brandling Primary School will: We at Brandling strongly believe that respect is at the heart of the school community and that unless there is a mutual respect between home/school, pupil/teacher, parent/teacher, school/community the school will not achieve its aims.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Judo
- Lego
- Music
- Pottery
- Sewing
- Stem
- Yoga
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
and 1 more
Key facts
- URN
- 108359
- 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
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ed Bartley | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie McCracken | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Councillor William Dick | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Blessing Ogbonna | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Revd Tom Worsley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Aimi Clennell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Abigail Couper-Douse Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Lesley Johnston Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Steve Hatherley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Margaret Walton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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