Ouston Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chester le Street (County Durham).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Ouston Primary School is a primary school located in Chester le Street, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 249 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 280. It is part of the JIGSAW LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mrs L Lavelle.
Key facts
- URN
- 144658
- 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
- County Durham
- Constituency
- North Durham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (6 current, 7 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 Kathryn Barrass Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kathryn Barrass Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Neil Bell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Thomas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Ashley Thomas | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Stacey Lockey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Anne Pattison | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suzanne Butler Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs June Lee Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Joanne Wise Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Barrass Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Suzanne Butler Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Neil Bell Former | Local Governor | 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