Waterville Primary School
Community primary school in North Shields (North Tyneside).
Location
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Being the best you can be (Year 3 pupil 2019) At Waterville Primary School pupils, parents, staff and governors will work in partnership as a whole school community to maintain the positive ethos of our school, and to continually raise pupils achievements by promoting a high quality education which equips children emotionally, physically, intellectually and morally, and which develops high aspirations, a positive self image, tolerance and respect for all.
This vision is embedded in our RESPECT character values: resilience, empathy, self-awareness, Our Vision Statement is embedded in school through our RESPECT character values :
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 108571
- 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
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Carl Richardson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gill Close | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tony Ward | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Holly Thompson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Fenwick | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Keldyne Field | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Leanne Hyde | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Burns | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carol Greatbatch Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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