Norman Cornish Academy
Contact details for the school

School Name: Norman Cornish Academy
Address: Whitworth Lane
Town/City: Spennymoor
Postcode: DL16 7QW
Telephone Number: 01388 811178
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Ages 11-16
Type: Academy special converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2025
Trust: Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
Sponsor: Horizons Specialist Academy Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Ms L Winter
Capacity: 75
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 64 (81% boys & 19% girls)
Enrollment: 85% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 78.1%

SEN Provisions

  • SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health

Location and administration

URN: 151483
DfE Number: 840/7000
UKPRN: 10096979
UPRN: 100110748845
Region: North East (E12000001)
District: County Durham (E06000047)
Constituency: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (E14001382)
Electoral Ward: Spennymoor (E05016194)

Easting & Northing: 424691E, 533673N
Latitude & Longitude: 54° 41' 53.25" N 1° 37' 5.77" W
Plus Code: 9C6WM9XJ+7M

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Whitworth Park Academy (0.4km)
  2. Rosa Street Primary and Nursery Academy (0.7km)
  3. Middlestone Moor Academy (0.8km)
  4. The Oaks Secondary School (0.8km)
  5. King Street Primary School (1.3km)
  6. Springmoor Grange School (1.7km)
  7. North Park Primary School (1.8km)
  8. St Charles' Catholic Primary School, Tudhoe (1.9km)
  9. Tudhoe Moor Nursery School (2.3km)
  10. Byers Green Primary School (2.7km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

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

  • Mrs Mary Denham - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Alexa Lang - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
  • Alexa Lang - Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment. Appointed on 1 January 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 December 2026.
  • Miss Clare McCarthy - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 22 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2026.
  • Miss Clare McCarthy - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 22 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2027.
  • Dr Joanne Mowbray - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 15 November 2022 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 14 November 2025.
  • Miss Emma Reed - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 22 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 21 September 2029.
  • Sarah Rule - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 31 January 2024 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 30 January 2027.
  • Mrs Kathryn Thompson - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2026.
  • Mrs Kathryn Thompson - Shared Local Governor - Establishment. Appointed on 1 September 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2027.