Byerley Park Primary School
Community primary school in Newton Aycliffe (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
Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LE Welcome to Byerley Park Primary School website – Learning and growing together. The Byerley Turk was one of the founding stallions of today's thoroughbred horses and was stood at Middridge Grange, until being moved to North Yorkshire when his owner married.
Colonel Robert Byerley was the son of Colonel Anthony Byerley, a cavalry officer serving Charles I in a unit known as Byerley's Bulldogs . The Byerley line eventually died out, but their name lives on in place names around the region, such as Byerley Park, Byerley Road etc. Greenfield Way, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 7LE
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.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Football
- Lego
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Swimming
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 114189
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Stacey-Lee Christon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Catherine Purvis-Mawson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Connor Teasdale | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kyle Robinson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katherine Buckley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Latta | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Vickers | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Foster | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Rebecca Helen Pattison | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Kate Jayne Wimbury | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah James | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jenny Allison 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