Kingsley Primary School
Community primary school in Hartlepool (Hartlepool).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).From the Head Teacher, Mrs Darby. Welcome to Kingsley Primary School! We are really pleased that you have taken the time and effort to find us. Our Values and Ethos at Kingsley, children are at the heart of all we do. All staff play a crucial role in ensuring all children remain at the centre of our education.
Our Values are: · To treat everyone as an equal. · To provide a safe and secure environment. · To ensure every child achieves their full potential whilst in our care. · To learn respect for others, good manners, courtesy and display appropriate behaviour at all times. · To provide an education which is enjoyable, creative, of high quality and provides children · To build positive relationships with adults and peers. · To ensure all children achieve regardless of their background, race or disability.
Our aims are: · To ensure our children remain at the heart of all we do. · To do everything within our power to ensure each individual child achieves their full potential. · To be a fully inclusive school and promote equality for all. · To actively promote self-confidence and build self-esteem · To provide a cost effective, broad and balanced education for all. · To widen our children's experiences beyond the local community. ( globally, locally, nationally ) · To prepare children for the future and teach them the skills they need to succeed to live in modern Britain today. · To ensure our children adopt a positive attitude to behaviour for learning. · To develop rounded, well balanced children who appreciate and have empathy for others. · To ensure we safeguard all pupils to keep them safe and at risk from harm. · To treat all children as equals regardless of their gender, race or disability. · To provide a rich curriculum of experiences for all children.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Netball
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Athletics
- Book Club
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Drama
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 111601
- 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
- Hartlepool
- Constituency
- Hartlepool
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Vale | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachael Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hayley Carroll | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Scott Hughes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Olwyn Hart | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emilie De Bruijn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Johnson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Carole Allott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Vale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Linda Harvey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kristina Caroline Sherwood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sarah Kerr 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