Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington
Academy converter primary school in Crook (County Durham).
Location
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Welcome to Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary Welcome to Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington of Our Lady and St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Willington. We are a mainstream school with a nursery provision which is part of the wider family of schools within the Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust.
This website will allow you to find out more about our school and is complemented by our social media Facebook page where the weekly life of the school is shared and celebrated. Pupils love coming to this friendly and inclusive school. They enjoy their lessons. They are polite, kind and courteous to each other and adults.
OLST prides itself on ensuring your child receives an outstanding education and that every child thrives during their time here. We know your family will enjoy being part of our warm and welcoming school community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Book Club
- Boxing
- Climbing
- Computing
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Minecraft
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Teaching School HubRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 148627
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 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
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2021
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Sarah Jackson | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Mary Gallagher | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Minto | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanne Norman | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Father James Angus | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Hopper | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Minto | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Fitzpatrick | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Anna Hall | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ruth Veitch | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Mary Gallagher Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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