Barnwell Academy
Academy converter 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
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you and your child to the Barnwell Academy website. We hope you find the website interesting and informative. At Barnwell Academy we are committed to providing an outstanding education in which everyone can develop his or her aptitudes and abilities to the full.
We are a friendly, inclusive school and provide a full curriculum with a wide range of out of school activities. We strive to live up to our school motto of 'Learning Together and Having Fun.' We aim to give you a snapshot of school life as well as providing up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community.
Please contact the school direct with any queries you may have.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Film Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Textiles
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 140700
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- 2014
Governing body (10 current, 0 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 Julie Vincent | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lindsay Williams Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Anna Rushworth | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kristopher Sadler | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Kimberley Goss | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lisa Stewart | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Andrea Butler | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Julie Sharples | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Vincent | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Harry Procter | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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