Kibblesworth Academy
Academy converter 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome to Kibblesworth Academy Kibblesworth Academy is a small primary school, with its own full time nursery, located in the village of Kibblesworth, Gateshead. Everyone at Kibblesworth Academy is committed to helping every child succeed, whatever their background or ability.
We strive to create a safe, happy, healthy and supportive atmosphere where children can love life, learning and play, and as a result, aim to offer our pupils rich and exciting learning opportunities that will help them to achieve highly, and always work to their best.
We have an exceptional group of pupils, teachers and governors who all work together to make our school a very special place. Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you have found the information that you are looking for. Please do not hesitate to contact school if you require any further information or would like to visit our school.
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Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Accelerated Reader
- Anti-Bullying Alliance
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Awards
2 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
Key facts
- URN
- 138211
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Washington and Gateshead South
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.11 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Angela Duffy Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Bulmer Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Brenda Jones Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emma Bulmer Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 |
| Mr Craig Daly Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Phillipa King-Williams | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Joanne Fairlamb Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Rachel Mugnai Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Mr Timothy Rutter Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mr Meredith Ashford Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2018 |
| Mr Craig Steel Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2016 | |
| Mr Craig Steel Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Mrs Jenny Grealish Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Nicola Campion Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Miller Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | 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