Vane Road Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Newton Aycliffe (County Durham).
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).Vane Road Primary School is a primary school located in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 414 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the LINGFIELD EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr K F G Pavey.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Judo
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
and 2 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Modeshift STARSRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 149738
- 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
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (6 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Eddy Adam | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Mary Clements | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Sam Marshall | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Hutchinson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Helen Collingwood | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Miss Rachel Wren | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melanie Stubbs Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emily Preston Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 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