Handale Primary School
Academy converter primary school in SALTBURN-by-THE-Sea (Redcar and Cleveland).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Handale Primary School is a primary school located in SALTBURN-by-THE-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 191 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 343. It is part of the LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Rio Farrier.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Football
- Music
- Numbots
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 149008
- 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
- Redcar and Cleveland
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daren Fowler | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Hall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Marie Oakley | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Shelly Thirsk | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachael McLean | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Chloe Hawnt-Walker | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Catherine Tyreman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rio Farrier | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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