Biddick Primary School
Community primary school in Washington (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
On behalf of the staff and governors, I would like to welcome you to Biddick Primary School. Ours is a caring school with a special, friendly atmosphere, happy children and a hardworking, committed staff, who go the extra mile to support the children in their care.
We believe everyone achieves more if they feel happy, safe and valued and we aim to provide a caring, stimulating and exciting environment, where children enjoy their learning and work hard to be the best they can be! We are proud of our school and what we achieve every day.
I hope that you enjoy browsing our school website and that it gives you an insight into what we do here at Biddick. Please do not hesitate to contact us, if you require any further details or paper copies of information from this site.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Choir
- Coding
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Netball
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 108816
- 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
- Washington and Gateshead South
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Viv Low | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Geraldine Perry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ross Blenkinsop | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Debbie Percival | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suzanne Dawson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amy Ramsay | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Jill Hoogewerf | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sharon Jobling | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Councillor Beth Jones Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
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