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Location

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About

Thank you for taking the time to visit our website. We are England's most remote primary school, offering a unique experience to the children of Kielder and the North Tyne. Nestled at the source of the River Tyne, near the Anglo-Scottish border, we feel truly privileged to learn, play and laugh in this beautiful part of the world. Our mission is simple.

We aim to help our children to thrive and excel so that they are learners today, leaders tomorrow . We may be very small but we have ambitions for each and every child in our care. We work collaboratively with families, the wider community and service providers to plan and deliver the best possible educational experience for our children.

At the heart of our work is an unwavering belief in developing the whole child, nurturing their individual talents and personalities while also helping them to view challenge as something to embrace and enjoy.

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In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Dance
  • Football
  • Music
  • Philosophy for Children (P4C)
  • White Rose Maths
  • Book Talk
  • Metacognition
  • Pie Corbett
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)
  • Reading Spine
  • Forest School

Awards

5 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
  • Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
122233
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
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (6 current, 4 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr David PassChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Ms Paula Barry FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Lesleyann BradfordGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Natalie Ruth DickinsonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Miss Alexandra DrydenGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Paula BarryGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Lee Christopher Williscroft-FerrisGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mr David Pass FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Revd Dr Claire Maxim FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2026
Mr Steven Carney FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · 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