Cotherstone Primary School

07/04/2026

New Post Available: School Administrator
Cotherstone Primary School
Salary: Grade 4 (£25,583 - £26,824 pro rata)
Hours: 8:30am – 2:30pm Monday – Friday
Term-time only
Required as soon as possible, the Governors seek to appoint a committed, experienced and enthusiastic admin lead initially in a temporary position for 1 term, with the view to this becoming a permanent role from September 2026.
Applicants will need to manage the administrative and finance function within the school, including staff and systems. The successful candidate may be required to work across the Bowes Cotherstone Federation.
Application packs are available from Julie Gibson, email: [email protected]
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions, making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
Closing date for receipt of applications: Wednesday 15 th April
Interviews will be held on: Monday 20 th April

16/03/2026

Massive THANK YOU to the FOCS for fully funding Year 1 and 2’s class trip to Raby castle! The children thoroughly enjoyed it and learnt so much information about Raby castle and being able to see, smell, hear and feel what it’s like in a real castle was brilliant! So much learning was gained, we could have stayed longer! The children were amazed at how cold it was in the kitchen and the servants room and how far they had to take the food to be served! Thank you, it will definitely be a trip to be remembered!
Miss Lee

15/03/2026

✨ EYFS Crafting ✨

We're on the look out for some egg boxes for our creative area please 🙏 🙂

Miss Thomas ✨

17/02/2026

Wow! Can’t thank the FOCS enough for our tasty crepes this morning! What a real treat and we all thoroughly enjoyed them! Absolutely delicious :)

17/02/2026

Thank you so much to Friends of Cotherstone School and Crepe Expectations for such an exciting (and incredibly tasty!) experience for all of the children today. Certainly a pancake day to remember ✨

09/11/2025

✨🧦 ODD SOCK DAY 🧦✨

A polite reminder that tomorrow (Monday 10th November) we will be celebrating Odd Sock Day as part of Anti-Bullying week.

Please can children wear odd socks to school. Odd Socks Day is designed to be fun! It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique! There is no pressure to wear the latest fashion or to buy expensive costumes. All you have to do to take part is wear odd socks to school, it couldn’t be simpler! Odd Socks day will take place on the first day of Anti-Bullying Week each year to help raise awareness of bullying. We will be taking part in a variety of activities this week focusing on Anti-Bullying.

Many thanks, Miss Thomas.

06/11/2025

Class 1 had great fun creating and making their own poppies this afternoon at Forest school. Well done :) Miss Lee

22/10/2025

Year 1 & 2 thoroughly enjoyed their visit to St Cuthbert’s church on Monday afternoon. Thank you Penny for showing us around.

18/09/2025

18/07/2025

💚Schools out for Summer 💚
Massive thank you to Friends of Cotherstone School for organising the Colour Run this afternoon- it was incredible!!

A huge, huge thank you from all of us for all of the lovely cards, beautiful messages and gifts! We are always overwhelmed by your generosity and beautiful words within our cards.

If you're joining the Fun Weekend activities this weekend we hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy the celebrations.

Have a fantastic summer holidays and we look forward to welcoming the children back on Wednesday 3rd September.

Team Cotherstone 💚

23/06/2025

Following on with our Farming topic this half term, Chris Tarn came to talk to us about the jobs he does on his family farm and of course show us one of his lovely sheepdog pups! The children absolutely loved this visit and it really enhanced the children's learning. Thank you Chris! Miss Lee