Ponteland Community Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Northumberland).
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).Ponteland Community Primary School is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 295 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the PONTELAND ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Carl Corrin-Johnson.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Tennis
- Textiles
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 143469
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- Hexham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.8 governors are linked to a profile (6 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 Phil Affleck (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Caroline Pryer Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham Hubbard Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Akash Jaidka Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susan Calvert (likely) | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Smith Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mike Russell Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julia Austin Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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