Cockton Hill Junior School
Community primary school in Bishop Auckland (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
We aim to give you a flavour of the exciting and engaging curriculum we deliver to all of our pupils. In addition to this, you will find important information related to our provision.
For example, you will be able to read important and key policies, see the learning our children participate in, find information about how we support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, our results at the end of Key Stage 2 and how we allocate our pupil and sport premiums.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Book Club
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
and 4 more
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
- 114110
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Bonas | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Emma Crawford-Moore Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Clare Carr | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 · until 2030 | |
| Ms Emma Hutton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Bonas | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Charlotte Foakes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Emma Crawford-Moore | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rachel Lambert | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Bernard Mugwendere | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alvin Kipling | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jill Cooper | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Laura McMaster | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Ward | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2015 · until 2029 |
| Miss Emma Reed Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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