Monkhouse Primary School
Foundation primary school in North Shields (North Tyneside).
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
Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. Monkhouse Primary is a warm and friendly school where children, parents, and staff work together as part of a supportive and happy learning community. We strive to ensure that every child, no matter when they join us, receives a warm welcome and makes an excellent start to their educational journey.
Year 4 have enjoyed their class reward playing some very interesting games. We even had an intense match of chess going on! Well deserved year 4
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dodgeball
- Fencing
- Film Club
- Football
- Gardening
- Hockey
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
and 3 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- International School AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 108576
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 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 (9 current, 3 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Laura Tullock | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Garner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ellie Tucker | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Tullock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Nicola O'Neill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sally McLaughlin | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Laura Greener | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Gallant | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Martin Froggatt | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Shirley Mortimer Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Moira Calboutin Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Sam McLoughlin Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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