Tanfield School
School Name: Tanfield School Address: Tanfield Lea Road Town/City: Stanley County: County Durham Postcode: DH9 8AY Country: 200004278523 Telephone Number: 01207 232881 Website: tanfieldschool.co.uk
Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16) Type: Academy sponsor led Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2020 Trust: Eden Learning Trust Sponsor: Eden Learning Trust
Headteacher: Mr Steven Clough
Capacity: 690
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 20 January 2022:
Number of pupils: 683 (55% boys & 45% girls)
Enrollment: 99% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 31.2%
URN: 147894
DfE Number: 840/4011
UKPRN: 10085846
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: North Durham (E14000840)
Electoral Ward: Tanfield (E05009084)
Easting & Northing: 418911E, 553643N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 52' 40.2" N 1° 42' 23.96" W
Plus Code: 9C6WV7HV+48
DfE Record: View record
- Tanfield Lea Community Primary School (0.9km)
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary, Stanley (0.9km)
- North Durham Academy (1.2km)
- Oxhill Nursery School (1.2km)
- Shield Row Primary School (1.4km)
- East Stanley School (1.6km)
- South Stanley Infant and Nursery School (1.6km)
- South Stanley Junior School (1.7km)
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, South Moor (2.1km)
- Stanley Burnside Primary School (2.1km)
Same trust
Same sponsor Predecessor school†
- Mrs Joyce Charlton - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 March 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 7 July 2026.
- Mr Douglas Clark - Local Governor. Appointed on 19 June 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 19 June 2026.
- Mr Graham Davey - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2021 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 31 August 2025.
- Mr Paul Ensell - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2021 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 10 October 2025.
- Mrs Lynne Fenwick - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 December 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 15 December 2025.
- Miss Christine McGough - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 2 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 September 2023.
- Mrs Melanie Meadows - Local Governor. Appointed on 16 November 2022 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 15 November 2026.
- Mr Richard Murray - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 March 2011 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2023.
- Mr Michael Scholey - Local Governor. Appointed on 11 October 2021 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 October 2025.
- Mr Clive Smith - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 June 2016 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 23 February 2024.
- Mr Alan Joseph Wallace - Local Governor. Appointed on 12 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 11 November 2023.