Crook Primary School
Community primary school in Crook (County Durham).
Location
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Choosing a school for your child is one of the most important things you will do. We hope that Crook Primary School is the school that you choose for your child and that you will experience a happy partnership with us so that your child leaves ready to face the challenges of secondary school and to be a responsible, happy and fulfilled adult.
Crook Primary is proud to be in partnership with Magic Breakfast, providing healthy breakfasts to our pupils so that they are settled and ready to learn. Magic Breakfast provides Crook Primary with nutritious breakfast food to ensure children start their school day in the best possible way.
Breakfast gives children the energy needed for the busy school morning, enabling them to focus on their lessons. All children have a breakfast bagel in their classroom when they come to school in the morning.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 114056
- 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
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Patchett | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Spencer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kathryn Henderson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adrian Schulman | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gavin Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Christopher Storey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Diane Cowper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanne Hird | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Johnson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Dickinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kelly Spencer Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Claire Turner Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Clare Bryson Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Anne Reed Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | 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