Hebburn Comprehensive School
Community secondary school in Hebburn (South Tyneside).
Location
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I am delighted to welcome all visitors to our website. Navigating through the site, I am confident that you will discover the essential values and ethos of our school: a vibrant and caring community, where the focus for all is on learning and achievement and where pupils feel safe and happy.
At Hebburn Comprehensive, our central aim is to raise aspirations and embed ambition in all of all our young people, inculcating our core values of working hard, being kind and aspiring to be the very best you can be.
We want children to be able to look back at their time with us and say with confidence that they achieved exceptional outcomes and developed good moral principles, which allowed them to make ambitious life choices.
Standards of achievement at the school are already high, but we continue to provide challenge and support, working in partnership with parents and carers, to raise achievement further and to do everything we can to enhance our pupils' life chances for the future. If you require a paper copy of any of the information Here you will find, it can be provided free of charge.
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.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 108731
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- Jarrow and Gateshead East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Garry Thompson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Rutherford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Collier | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kay Doragh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr George Bone | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nichola Fullard | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Garry Thompson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Wendy Stead | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Thompson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2012 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Trainer Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr David Cleugh Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Edward McAtominey Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · 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