Westoe Crown Primary School
School Name: Westoe Crown Primary School Address: Sea Winnings Way Town/City: South Shields County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE33 3NS Telephone Number: 01914 272160 Website: www.westoecrownprimary.co.uk/
Phase: Primary (ages 3-11) Type: Community school Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2004
Head Teacher: Mrs Jill Dickinson
Capacity: 630
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 636 (54% boys & 46% girls)
Enrollment: 101% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 22.4%
URN: 134187
DfE Number: 393/2001
UKPRN: 10071774
UPRN: 103002824
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: South Tyneside (E08000023)
Constituency: South Shields (E14001492)
Electoral Ward: Horsley Hill & Westoe Crown (E05016272)
Easting & Northing: 437352E, 566757N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 59' 40.7" N 1° 25' 3.24" W
Plus Code: 9C6WXHVJ+VX
DfE Record: View record
- Marine Park Primary School (0.7km)
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (0.8km)
- Tyne Coast College (0.9km)
- Laygate Community School (1.2km)
- Hadrian Primary School (1.4km)
- Sea View Primary School (1.5km)
- Bamburgh School (1.5km)
- Mortimer Community College (1.5km)
- Mortimer Primary School (1.6km)
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (1.6km)
Predecessor schools†
- Mrs Victoria Beaney - Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Mrs Geraldine Box - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 10 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 March 2027.
- Mrs Geraldine Box - Governor. Appointed on 2 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 December 2025.
- Mrs Julie Carter - Governor. Appointed on 14 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 13 July 2027.
- Mrs Jill Dickinson - Governor. Appointed on 20 April 2026 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Roisan Donoghue - Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Mrs Lucy Frey - Governor. Appointed on 7 November 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 6 November 2029.
- Mrs Joanne Hobbs - Governor. Appointed on 9 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 December 2029.
- Miss Amanda Lenney - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.
- Mrs Tracy Morris - Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 September 2027.
- Mrs Angela Pino - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 22 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 December 2025.
- Mrs Angela Pino - Governor. Appointed on 10 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 March 2027.
- Mrs Stephanie Proctor - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 19 April 2026.
- Mrs Caroline Elizabeth Smith - Governor. Appointed on 25 March 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 March 2029.
- Mr Paul Sword - Governor. Appointed on 25 November 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 24 November 2025.
- Mr Andrew Ian Wade - Governor. Appointed on 20 November 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 19 November 2027.