Tudhoe Colliery Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Spennymoor (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
Our school dog, Arthur, has been with us since September 2020. He is a black cavapoochon, a hypoa llergenic breed, and is in school with us every day. We are training Arthur up to be a therapy dog.
At the moment, Arthur's work with the children is centred around visiting classes on his lead with Miss Boustead, where he meets the children, has lots of pats and occasionally pinches labels and books from the floor.
He also takes part in Book Club group's in KS2 although he needs to work a little on his concentration skills He has completed his Puppy Foundation training classes and is now working towards his Kennel Club Bronze Award. Once Arthur is ready, we will put more structure into his sessions with the children. No child will ever be forced to work with Arthur.
We've already had lots of lovely feedback from parents whose children were previously scared of dogs, but now love coming home with stories of what Arthur has been up to, but involvement with him will always be at the choice of the child.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Forest School
- No Outsiders
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 138557
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Ralph | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gabbie Stockill | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Stacey James | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Iverlyn Williams | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Wendy Armstrong | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Danielle Winter | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Allison Boustead Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Paula Parnaby | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Iain Kirkup | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Jill Nicholls Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · 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