Northfield School and Sports College
Community secondary school in Billingham (Stockton-on-Tees).
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
I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to Northfield School and Sports College on behalf of the pupils, staff, and governing body. I have taught in Billingham since 2002 and I am now immensely proud to be the Headteacher of our school, which takes its place at the heart of our community.
Making really positive links with the community we serve and providing a first class education for its young people is our priority. The school we are building together is based upon our three core values of respect, honesty and resilience.
These core values, along with staff having the highest expectations of every pupil underpin our desire to ensure that we are able to inspire confident learners, who will leave Northfield with a really good level of knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in an ever- changing world. Our website provides only a flavour of what we offer as a school.
If you would like to see the school in action, please contact us to arrange a visit. We would be more than happy to show you around at any time.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
- Stem
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
and 5 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sport EnglandRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 111731
- 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
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (14 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Miriam Stanton | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Catherine Bowes | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kimberley Sands | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Tony Pitchford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ernest Cookland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Iverson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Craig Robinson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gary Cookland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Michael Boyle | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Louise Murray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Luke Mersh-Roberts | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steven Holtham | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Sowerby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard J Henderson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
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