Norham St Ceolwulfs CofE Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Berwick-upon-Tweed (Northumberland).
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 Norham St Ceolwulf's website where we hopefully give you a flavour of what makes our school a special place to both work and play. If you can't find exactly what you need please just contact us and we will do our best to help.
As a village school we are committed to meeting the needs of our local community, whilst preparing the children for a life long journey of learning in the wider world. Our eager children have a real thirst for learning and our enthusiastic staff team are committed and dedicated to ensuring that each and every child achieves.
We have high standards and expect the best from everyone in our team. For over 70 years Norham St Ceolwulf's CE School has been delivering positive outcomes for the pupils in its care.
Children are at the heart of all we do at Norham St Ceolwulf's. They provide the inspiration for the whole school community to continually innovate and improve, so enabling us to provide the best possible learning experiences to everyone of our pupils.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Charanga (Music)
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Sing UpRecognised award
- Sport EnglandRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 135064
- Type
- Voluntary controlled 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
- North Northumberland
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2005
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joyce Guthrie | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Dougie Watkin Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2020 · term ended 2025 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sandra Bond | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Flora Simpson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Baxter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Bollands | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Pamela Murray | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gary Hilton | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Rev Robert Kelsey | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joyce Guthrie Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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