Chilton Academy
Academy converter primary school in Ferryhill (County Durham).
Location
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There's something happening every evening after school at Chilton Academy. From nerf battles to cookery or athletics in our Sports Hall - we have a wide range of clubs for everyone. The clubs change half-termly. A - After school club until 4pm for 2 B - After school club then stay for tea until 4.30pm for 6 C - Club and tea then wraparound until 5.30pm for 10
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 145594
- 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
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (7 current, 4 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 Guy Somerville Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Adamson Adamson Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Amber Humble | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Rosemary Tyas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christine Clough | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Geoffrey Lumsdon | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Bruce | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stuart Sutherland | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Guy Somerville Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lisa Peacock Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Foster Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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