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About

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At our school we pride ourselves on following our school values of: resilience, respect, love, forgiveness, perseverance and kindness. These are a golden thread that is woven through our whole school and by following our Christian and British values children and staff are able to let their light shine.

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.
  • Forest School

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Primary Science Quality MarkScience
  • Sing UpRecognised award

Key facts

URN
122281
Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Blyth and Ashington
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (7 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Christian PeartChair of GovernorsAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Revd Helen YoungGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2026 · until 2030
Mr Joseph WaddleGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr David Roy LeaGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Russell WallaceGovernorAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Stephanie RoomeGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Jenny Marie McVicarGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Bettina Lane FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Ms Kelly Johnson FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · 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