Horton CofE VA Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Bristol (South Gloucestershire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Welcome to our school. Horton Primary School has a strong sense of community and parents and visitors are always welcome. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or, better still, come and pay us a visit. We would be delighted to show you around.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Drama
- Football
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Orchestra
- Swimming
- Forest School
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
Key facts
- URN
- 109262
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Suzanne Elmore | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor Kate Saunders | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Patricia Jess | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Reverend Catherine Coster | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Morrison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Maillardet | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Loveridge | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Emma Cole | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Paul Hoare | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Dean Hudd | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Faye Dare | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jorge Olsson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Emma Galsworthy | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Kenyon Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Suzanne Elmore Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record