Newlands Primary School
Community primary school in Normanton (Wakefield).
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
Back for a new school year. 2025-2026 sees a new theme for the year. We are having a 'Year of Being Proud'. Lots of children have already been to see Miss Hawke with their work to tell her how proud they are of their efforts.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Mindfulness
- Minecraft
Key facts
- URN
- 133318
- 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
- Wakefield
- Constituency
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2001
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Daniel Wilton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Miss Rachel Quayle Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Councillor Julie Medford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Councillor Daniel Wilton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Danielle York | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Chelsea Metcalfe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Reena Mistry | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Dawn Lee | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Sophie Lofthouse | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Tranter Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Tom Holmes Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Helen Tonks Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 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