Cestria Primary School
Community primary school in Chester le Street (County Durham).
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
In this section you will find information on how we run our school including our current staffing structure, governing body and our school policies. You can find details of how we are performing by viewing or downloading our Ofsted Reports and Performance Tables.
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You can use performance tables (sometimes known as league tables) to compare schools and colleges in your area. You can check: You can only see statistics for schools and colleges in England. As you know all teachers are required to complete training days during term time each year. Training days are as follows. School will be closed on these dates.
Monday 2nd February 2026 Monday 29th June 2026 Further Diary Dates are below and are also posted on School Dojo.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Cooking
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Kapow Primary
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 114012
- 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
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mandy Fuller | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Garry Walklate | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Wells | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Steven Hardy | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Miriam McGregor | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr David Marrin | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Bentham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Gary Duncan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lindsay Wakefield | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Holland | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kym Reacher Robson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jodie Graham Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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