Northgate Primary School
Contact details for the school

School Name: Northgate Primary School
Address: Cricketfield Lane
Town/City: Bishop's Stortford
County: Hertfordshire
Postcode: CM23 2RL
Telephone Number: 01279 652376
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 3-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2012
Trust: Northgate Primary School Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Jane Tanner
Capacity: 480
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 455 (50% boys & 50% girls)
Enrollment: 95% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 5.3%

Location and administration

URN: 138539
DfE Number: 919/2009
UKPRN: 10037846
UPRN: 10023912611
Region: East of England (E12000006)
District: East Hertfordshire (E07000242)
Constituency: Hertford and Stortford (E14001283)
Electoral Ward: Bishop's Stortford North (E05015357)

Easting & Northing: 548068E, 221896N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 52' 35.81" N 0° 8' 58.95" E
Plus Code: 9F32V4GX+JV

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Bishop's Stortford College (0.5km)
  2. St Mary's Catholic School (0.7km)
  3. Avanti Brook Primary School (0.8km)
  4. Windhill21 (0.9km)
  5. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S (0.9km)
  6. White Trees Independent School (1.0km)
  7. St Michael's Church of England Primary School (1.0km)
  8. Avanti Grange Secondary School (1.0km)
  9. Hillmead Primary School (1.1km)
  10. Hockerill Anglo-European College (1.6km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Paul Baxter - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 9 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 July 2029.
  • Mr Paul Baxter - Trustee. Appointed on 3 September 2021 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 2 September 2025.
  • Mrs Sarah Cran - Member. Appointed on 3 February 2023 (Appointed by academy members).
  • Mrs Emma Doris - Trustee. Appointed on 18 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 17 June 2029.
  • Mr Jack Eley - Trustee. Appointed on 26 December 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 25 December 2029.
  • Mrs Sally Fenton - Trustee. Appointed on 18 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 17 June 2029.
  • Mr Laurence Graham Foote - Member. Appointed on 24 September 2018 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Laurence Graham Foote - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 7 December 2017 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 8 October 2025.
  • Mr Laurence Foote - Trustee. Appointed on 6 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 5 December 2029.
  • Mrs Ros Fraser - Trustee. Appointed on 10 February 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 5 May 2026.
  • Mrs Lucy Grant - Trustee. Appointed on 26 December 2025 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 25 December 2029.
  • Mr Malcolm Hooker - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2012 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Stuart McLean - Trustee. Appointed on 10 February 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 9 February 2027.
  • Ms Kirste Morris - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 12 February 2021.
  • Mr Brian George Neill - Member. Appointed on 2 October 2013 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Mr Robin Newman - Member. Appointed on 3 September 2021 (Appointed by GB/board).
  • Ms Elly Shepherd - Trustee. Appointed on 4 September 2023 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 3 September 2027.
  • Mrs Jane Tanner - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 January 2015.
  • Mrs Catherine Waltham - Trustee. Appointed on 25 May 2014 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 March 2026.
  • Ms Sarah Wilson - Trustee. Appointed on 18 June 2025 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 17 June 2029.