Kingsmead Primary School
Community primary school in Northwich (Cheshire West and Chester).
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
Partnership is fundamental to learning at Kingsmead; we are ambitious for our children, wanting them to be active participants in their school community. Active participants are not just recipients of knowledge and followers of policies but are co-creators in learning, finding meaning and making the culture in our school.
Partnership with parents and carers is no less important; as their childs first educator, partnership with families is fundamental to children thriving in school, enjoying their learning and achieving as well as they can.
We also value our partnerships across the education sector and the contribution made by our Local Authority, partner schools and colleges to the education our children receive from their first years to when they take their first steps into the young adult world of higher education and jobs.
We want learning here to be interesting, joyful and challenging ... sometimes even awe-inspiring! Caring for ourselves, other people and our environment drives our work: the children and staff who work and learn here and our fantastic volunteers including the schools governing body, the Kingsmead Friends Association and students from universities and colleges.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
30 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Band
- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Fencing
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Judo
- Lego
and 14 more
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- School Games MarkSport
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 134336
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Mid Cheshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2004
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Watkins Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Reed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Lavallee | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Louise Pheasey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kate Milnes | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| James Bugden | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sarah Thornton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Neil Martin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Lisa Rutter-Brown | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Louisa Jones | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Jess Tweedie | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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