Harlow Green Community Primary School
Community primary school in Gateshead (Gateshead).
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
Welcome to the Harlow Green Community Primary School website. Our intention with this website is to provide a window into the school for the local and wider community so that they can see what life is like at Harlow Green. This site has been designed with two main purposes in mind.
Primarily, we want to allow parents, carers and families to see the excitement, hard work and development of our children on a day-to-day basis. Secondly, it is essential that we provide a range of information about the way in which we work for our current school community but also those considering choosing Harlow Green in the future.
We hope you enjoy accessing our website and that it provides the information you need. If there is anything else that we may be able to help you with, please feel free to contact us and we will endeavour to have the most appropriate member of staff reply. At our school, we provide opportunities where children can:
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Music
- Stem
- Forest School
- MyMaths
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 131077
- 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
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2006
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Keith Wood | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kate Matthews | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Rogerson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Ashley Shield | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Scott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clare Jennings | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Gifford | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Gillian Wood | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John McElroy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Helen Campbell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mustafaa Malik | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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