Parkhead Community Primary School
School Name: Parkhead Community Primary School Address: Park Lane, Winlaton Town/City: Blaydon-on-Tyne County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE21 6LT Telephone Number: 01914 335618 Website: www.parkheadprimary.org/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 1998
Headteacher: Headteacher Helen Chard
Capacity: 406
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 320 (53% boys & 47% girls)
Enrollment: 79% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 48.1%
URN: 131466
DfE Number: 390/2236
UKPRN: 10075247
UPRN: 100000496016
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: Gateshead (E08000037)
Constituency: Blaydon and Consett (E14001106)
Electoral Ward: Winlaton and High Spen (E05001088)
Easting & Northing: 418165E, 561834N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 57' 5.27" N 1° 43' 3.96" W
Plus Code: 9C6WX72J+HV
DfE Record: View record
- West Lane Primary School (0.9km)
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon (1.2km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (1.2km)
- Blaydon West Primary School (1.4km)
- Fellside Community Primary School (2.2km)
- St Mary & St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Blaydon (2.3km)
- Front Street Community Primary School (2.3km)
- Whickham School (2.4km)
- Whickham Parochial Church of England Primary School (2.5km)
- Swalwell Primary School (2.6km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mr Carl Black - Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
- Miss Sophie Brown - Governor. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 3 September 2027.
- Mr Robert Bulmer - Governor. Appointed on 29 November 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 November 2027.
- Mrs Helen Chard - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mr Victor Connaughton - Governor. Appointed on 9 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 July 2029.
- Mrs Karen Curran - Governor. Appointed on 8 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 December 2025.
- Mr Lewis McGreevy - Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 November 2028.
- Mr Scott Rowland - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 6 July 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 July 2026.
- Julie Simpson - Governor. Appointed on 16 April 2025 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 15 April 2029.
- Reverend Alison Stewart Smith - Governor. Appointed on 8 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 December 2025.