New Penshaw Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Houghton le Spring (Sunderland).
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).New Penshaw Academy is a primary school located in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 138 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 240. It is part of the INSPIRE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Stephanie Johnson.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139391
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Howard Brown Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Bruce | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nisha Smith | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Ashley Watson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Howard Brown Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Antony Brewis | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tristan Delf | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lynsey Flood | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rachael Lock | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Hannah Brown | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Stephanie Johnson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mr Andrew Walmsley Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · 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