Jarrow School
School Name: Jarrow School Address: Field Terrace Town/City: Jarrow County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE32 5PR Telephone Number: 01914 283200 Website: http://www.jarrowschool.com/
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Foundation school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2003
Headteacher: Mr Paul Atkinson
Capacity: 859
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 844 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 98% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 44.9%
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
URN: 133725
DfE Number: 393/4033
UKPRN: 10016009
UPRN: 103000012
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: South Tyneside (E08000023)
Constituency: Jarrow and Gateshead East (E14001307)
Electoral Ward: Primrose (E05001147)
Easting & Northing: 432822E, 564310N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 58' 22.69" N 1° 29' 19.13" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXGF6+5G
DfE Record: View record
- Jarrow Cross CofE Primary School (0.4km)
- Clervaux Nursery School (0.5km)
- Valley View Primary School (0.7km)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Jarrow (0.8km)
- Bede Burn Primary School (0.8km)
- Dunn Street Primary School (1.1km)
- St Oswald's CofE Aided Primary School (1.3km)
- Hebburn Lakes Primary School (1.3km)
- Keelman's Way School (1.3km)
- The Sue Hedley Nursery School (1.4km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mr Mark Adamson - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 10 December 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 9 December 2027.
- Miss Hayley Alcock - Governor. Appointed on 20 June 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 19 June 2027.
- Mr Falsal 'Jason' Ali - Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 10 October 2026.
- Mr Paul Richard Atkinson - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2028.
- Mrs Sara-Joy Brown - Governor. Appointed on 3 October 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 2 October 2026.
- Mr Ian Thomas Dalziel - Governor. Appointed on 5 October 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 October 2027.
- Mrs Denise Ewart - Governor. Appointed on 3 February 2024 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 2 February 2028.
- Mrs Enid Fairbrother - Governor. Appointed on 6 February 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 5 February 2030.
- Mr Kevin Garrick - Governor. Appointed on 1 May 2024 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 30 April 2028.
- Mrs Margaret Henderson - Governor. Appointed on 15 January 2026 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 14 January 2030.
- Mrs Julie Anne Hogg - Governor. Appointed on 10 December 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 9 December 2027.
- Miss Vikki Lawlor - Governor. Appointed on 15 December 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 14 December 2027.
- Mrs Bridget McCulla - Governor. Appointed on 27 July 2024 (Appointed by LA). Term runs until 28 July 2028.
- Mrs Allyson Poole - Governor. Appointed on 5 October 2023 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 4 October 2027.
- Mrs Fay Scullion - Governor. Appointed on 8 February 2022 (Appointed by foundation/Trust). Term runs until 7 February 2026.