Acre Rigg Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Peterlee (County Durham).
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).Acre Rigg Academy is a primary school located in Peterlee, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 256 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 268. It is part of the TUDHOE LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Julie Craggs.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Lego
- Music
- Rugby
- Commando Joe's
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- International School AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 138554
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Easington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Vivien Ingleton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Copeland | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jan Thirlaway | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hayleigh Bate | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melissa Levitt | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Miss Allison Boustead Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanne Cooper | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Wendy Brown | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Janina Wright Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · 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