West Pelton Primary School
Community primary school in Stanley (County Durham).
Location
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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.- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 114004
- 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
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Radford | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Curtis | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Councillor Danny Wood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Michael Summers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Fletcher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Abigail Mendy | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Greer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Atherton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christine Baxter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Whelan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Deborah Louise Ainsworth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alice Butler | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Rachael Kirkley Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Danny Wood Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Victoria Hewison Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · 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