Grasmere Academy
School Name: Grasmere Academy Address: Grasmere Court, Killingworth Town/City: Newcastle-upon-Tyne County: Tyne and Wear Postcode: NE12 6TS Telephone Number: 01912 220259 Website: www.grasmereacademy.org.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2012 Trust: Grasmere Academy Sponsor: North Tyneside Academy Foundation
Headteacher: Ms Kerry Lilico
Capacity: 145
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 86 (58% boys & 42% girls)
Enrollment: 59% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 54.3%
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
URN: 138576
DfE Number: 392/2001
UKPRN: 10038475
UPRN: 47101375
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: North Tyneside (E08000022)
Constituency: Cramlington and Killingworth (E14001183)
Electoral Ward: Killingworth (E05015872)
Easting & Northing: 427225E, 571377N
Latitude & Longitude: 55° 2' 12.51" N 1° 34' 31.48" W
Plus Code: 9C7W2CPF+PR
DfE Record: View record
- Bailey Green Primary School (0.3km)
- George Stephenson High School (0.6km)
- Amberley Primary School (0.8km)
- Westmoor Primary School (0.8km)
- Percy Hedley School (0.9km)
- Burradon Community Primary School (1.0km)
- St Marys Catholic Primary School, Forest Hall (1.3km)
- Benton Dene School (1.8km)
- Ivy Road Primary School (1.9km)
- Forest Hall Primary School (1.9km)
Predecessor school†
- Mr David Baldwin - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2012 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 1 September 2032.
- Mr David Baldwin - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2012 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Miss Domonique Ellis - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2019. Term runs until 30 November 2025.
- Miss Hannah Mary Lind Girvan - Trustee. Appointed on 9 October 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 3 December 2025.
- Mrs Lynn Goossens - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 19 October 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 October 2027.
- Mr David Hodgson - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2012 (Foundation/sponsor members).
- Mr David Hodgson - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2012 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 1 September 2032.
- Ms Kerry Lilico - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 November 2013.
- Mrs Kerry Ann Lilico - Trustee. Appointed on 1 November 2014 (Foundation/sponsor members). Term runs until 1 September 2032.
- Mrs Laura Marie Mary Lowdon - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 1 December 2025.
- Mr Matthew Phillip Maplesden - Trustee. Appointed on 23 May 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
- Mrs Lucy McCluskey - Trustee. Appointed on 27 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 March 2027.
- Adele Louise Rigby - Trustee. Appointed on 5 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 December 2026.
- Miss Suzanne Vout - Member. Appointed on 26 June 2025 (Appointed by foundation/Trust).
- Mrs Susan Wade - Member. Appointed on 21 May 2026 (Appointed by GB/board).
- Mr James Allan Wilkinson - Member. Appointed on 1 December 2012 (Foundation/sponsor members).