Cramlington Northburn Primary School
Community primary school in Cramlington (Northumberland).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome and thank you for visiting our Northburn Primary School website. I hope that the information and content on this site will give you an overview into the life and work of our school. I am delighted to welcome you to Northburn Primary School. Northburn is a fantastic thriving learning community. Our children are exceptional.
Their behaviour and enthusiastic attitude to learning is regularly commented upon by visitors. Staff are committed to providing engaging and challenging lessons to enable all children to achieve. Positive working relationships are at the heart of everything we do.
I know also that a successful and happy school depends upon a good partnership between home and school and look forward to developing ways in which we can work together to benefit your children. As we move forward, I intend to build on our successes and further develop Northburn as a unique and innovative community hub.
We have plans to enrich our curriculum by further exploiting the school grounds as a learning resource. A recent development has been our outdoor classroom which will form a focal point for our forest school lessons to motivate enquiring minds.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Sewing
- Commando Joe's
- Forest School
- Zones of Regulation
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 122269
- 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
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ann Wheat | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ann Wheat Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary Parnaby | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Dean Murray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kim Irving | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Donna Sampson | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Lucy Dawson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Miss Nicola Hurst | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Garry Schulz | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jane Davison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Miss Natalie Harrison Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Gary Schulz Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Nicola Hurst Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · 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