Monkton Infants' School
Academy converter primary school in South Shields (South Tyneside).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Monkton Infants' School is a primary school located in South Shields, South Tyneside. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 7 and currently has 146 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 180. It is part of the MONKTON INFANTS SCHOOL. The school is led by Mrs Clare Askwith.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 139314
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.10 governors are linked to a profile (8 confirmed, 2 (likely)).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Banks Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jacqueline Oughton Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Wilson (likely) | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Paul Wales Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Sian Crossey | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mrs Janice Hansen Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Clair Owens Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 |
| Mrs Stephanie Boyd Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Clair Owens Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Pickering | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 |
| Ms Clare Askwith Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2015 | |
| Mrs Janice Hansen Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2013 |
| Mrs Patricia Camsey (likely) Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Solain Watson Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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