The Avenue Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough).
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
Welcome to our website. I hope you find all the information you may need on here. We are a friendly, inclusive, family school, buzzing with exciting and stimulating learning opportunities. We pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly environment.
Every child is encouraged to be successful and have high expectations of themselves both academically and socially and to have an understanding of the contribution that they can make to the school and the wider community. The Avenue Primary School has over 380 pupils from Reception to Year 6, a 52 place Nursery on a morning and afternoon and morning two-year old provision.
Our website aims to give you a taster of our school, as well as providing regular updated information for both parents and pupils. We look forward to welcoming you and your child to The Avenue Primary School.
Head of School: Mr J Hunter | School Contact: Mrs Palmer / Mrs Steel | SENDCo: Mrs Owens The Avenue Primary School is part of the Lingfield Education Trust Company Registration Number: 08027885 Registered office address: Lingfield Education Trust, c/o Corporation Road Community Primary School, Corporation Road, Darlington, DL3 6AR
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
Key facts
- URN
- 146252
- 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
- Middlesbrough
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Foster | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kelly Thomas | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Vardy | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Robert Bell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Caroline Brown | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rebecca Hunter | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Amanda Wright | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Foster | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr James Hunter | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr David Joy Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Rachel Jones Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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