Grasmere Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (North Tyneside).
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
I hope you find this website interesting to look at, as it gives you a small glimpse into our wonderful learning community.
We pride ourselves in being an Academy that strives for excellence and enrichment, providing all the children in our care with the education that they deserve, allowing every child to learn, flourish and achieve We are an incredibly inclusive school that nurtures the whole child. We believe educational excellence is important, but equally skills for life are too.
Our creative curriculum develops our children educationally, morally spiritually and physically. As a result our children leave us happy, safe, well developed, equipped for life and secondary ready. Our doors are always open and we invite anyone who would be interested in visiting our school.
"We are so happy with Grasmere - Couldn't ask for anything more! " "This school is very well run and has our support in everything it does - I wouldnt send my child anywhere else "
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Metacognition
- Retrieval Practice
- Rosenshine's Principles
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 138576
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Cramlington and Killingworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (13 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 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 Susan Wade | MemberTrust members | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 |
| Mrs Lucy McCluskey Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Adele Louise Rigby Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Marie Mary Lowdon Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Miss Suzanne Vout Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 |
| Mrs Lynn Goossens Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kerry Ann Lilico Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2014 · until 2032 |
| Ms Kerry Lilico Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2013 | |
| Mr James Allan Wilkinson | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 |
| Mr David Baldwin Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 · until 2032 |
| Mr David Baldwin Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 |
| Mr David Hodgson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 · until 2032 |
| Mr David Hodgson Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2012 |
| Miss Hannah Mary Lind Girvan Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Matthew Phillip Maplesden Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Domonique Ellis Confirmed same person Former | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2019 · term ended 2025 |
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