Willington Primary School
Community primary school in Crook (County Durham).
Location
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Tel: 01388 746 414 | Head Teacher: Mrs K. Harker 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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Willington Primary and Nursery School Primary School Chapel Street Willington Crook DL15 0EQ Headteacher: Mrs K. Harker Deputy Headteacher: Mrs Britton Sendco: Mrs E. Barnett Office: Mrs Julie Exton CofG: Melissa Morton Parent Support: Mrs Julie Bray
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Swimming
- No Outsiders
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Zones of Regulation
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114066
- 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
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Melissa Louise Morton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julie Exton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Angela Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kelly Armstrong | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 · until 2030 | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Britton | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Dorothy Hales | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Racheal Tervit Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss S Hine Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · 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