The Grove Primary School
Community primary school in Consett (County Durham).
Location
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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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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114046
- 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
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Michelle Thompson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Lowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee Bramley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Carly Grundy | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jayne Baker | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Victoria Thompson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dale Checksfield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lesley Kendall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rachael Wilkinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Bernadette Atkinson | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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