Ferryhill School
Academy converter secondary school in Ferryhill (County Durham).
Location
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Ferryhill School is a academy located in Ferryhill, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. The Headteacher is Kevin Brennan.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 145253
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are 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 Keith Lumsdon Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Keenan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amy Laking | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lesley Stoddart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gillian Wood | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Andrea Luck | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Ms Kate McCluskey | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Chris Barnes | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Neville Dart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Cheryl Hanson | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Miss Gillian Roddam | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Carole Atkinson | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kevin Brennan Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mrs Zoe Dodds Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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