Seaburn Dene Primary School
Community primary school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
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
Looking for a school place for your child? Contact our office for a chat and a personal tour. At Seaburn Dene, no dream is too big and no dreamer is too small.
Children at our school are encouraged to aim high and know that to achieve something extraordinary, your mindset needs to match your aspirations: through hard work and determination, anything is possible. 🏆 Girls' Football Team Make Dream League Debut
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Computing
- Cricket
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Tennis
- John Muir Award
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 108786
- 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
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Chalk Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Cattanach | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr George Smith | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Ashley Nokes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Davidson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Paul Child | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Faye Docherty | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lynne Halliday | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Doyle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Turnbull | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Howe | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mr Mike Wooler Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 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