Barmston Village Primary School
Community primary school in Washington (Sunderland).
Location
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Barmston Village Primary School is a nurturing, stimulating and creative school community that is continually striving to improve children's learning experiences and aspirations to prepare them for life in an ever changing global society. At Barmston Village Primary we strive to achieve our vision by:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Mindfulness
Key facts
- URN
- 108835
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 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 (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joan Lumsdon | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Burns | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Debra Robinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Councillor David Snowdon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gail Kelly | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jack Cunningham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kristina Blenkinsop | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Julie Stevens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Marion Stones | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sara Bainbridge | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mrs Debbie Allan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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