Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School
Community primary school in Ferryhill (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
Newsletters Children New to Reception General Information Admissions Contact Us Explore Our Website WORKING TOGETHER, LEARNING TOGETHER, GROWING TOGETHER at Broom Cottages Primary and Nursery School, our vision is to provide high quality education, recognising individual talents and ensuring opportunities are provided for all children to reach their full potential by working together, learning together and growing together .
Our aim is to develop creative and independent learners with high aspirations for the future. Below you will find instructions on how to add calendars from different platforms: Join us at 10:00am on Wednesday 25th March for a morning of music when each class will perform songs from a range of genres.
Join us at 10:00am on Wednesday 25th March for a morning of music when each class will perform songs from a range of genres.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Film Club
- Football
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Robotics
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Eco Club
- Gardening
and 1 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114096
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lesley Stoddart | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Lakey Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Philip Graham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sara Kemp | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Bianca Pavel | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Peter Atkinson | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend Keith Lumsdon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stuart Shields | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Ms Melody (Associate member) Hockaday | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Miss Emma Sutherland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lesley Stoddart | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Bowes Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Debra Brown Former | Governor | Elected by parents | 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