St William's Catholic Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Trimdon Station (County Durham).
Location
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Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 147402
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- 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
- 2019
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Ann Cross | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Pinnock Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by academy members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Emily Baxter | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kirsten Gowland | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Carmel Pinnock | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Mary Ann Cross | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Keaveney | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Willington | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Felton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Tiplady | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr David Pinnock Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · 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