Montalbo Nursery & Primary School
Community primary school in Barnard Castle (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
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- WeDuc
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Sing UpRecognised award
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114115
- 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
- Bishop Auckland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah O'Doherty | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah O'Doherty Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Patterson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Foote-Wood | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jillian Tugwell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Edward Henderson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rachel Tweddle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Jessica Richardson | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lisa Cole | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Marion Freeman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Blissett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Craig Dunnill | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stephen Bage | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Patterson Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Councillor Ted Henderson Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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