Parkhead Community Primary School
Community primary school in Blaydon-on-Tyne (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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Parkhead Community Primary School website which I hope will provide you with an insight into our happy, vibrant school and our exciting journey to achieving outstanding outcomes and provision for all our children. I am very proud of our school and I hope that you enjoy browsing our website. Our ethos is built around our school motto: Be kind. Be Ambitious.
Be the best you can be! Our school vision is for every child to become a successful, independent, resilient, lifelong learner and a caring, responsible member of the community, who can achieve their very best. High quality teaching and learning is at the heart all that we do.
We strive to provide a learning climate in which children feel safe, can flourish, celebrate differences and develop skills and confidence to build happy, successful futures. We are extremely fortunate to have extensive outdoor space including a secluded forest school setting.
Our staff make full use of the grounds to deliver Forest School sessions, outdoor learning opportunities and to provide outdoor play and learning opportunities at break and lunchtimes.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Basketball
- Choir
- Cooking
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Mindfulness
- Sewing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Accelerated Reader
- Forest School
- Reading Plus
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 131466
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Blaydon and Consett
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1998
Governing body (7 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott Rowland Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Victor Connaughton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Julie Simpson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Lewis McGreevy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Robert Bulmer | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sophie Brown | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Chard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Carl Black | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Karen Curran Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Reverend Alison Stewart Smith Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · 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