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About

We provide an excellent, values based education for all children. Shefford Lower is a community centred school that cares about its families. We know that once a pupil at Shefford Lower, your child will always have been a child of Shefford Lower. We want them to look back on that memory with feelings of success, fondness and security.

We realise that the early education our school will offer, goes beyond the age when they leave us, and shapes their motivations and attitudes for a future that is yet unknown to us or them. By partnering with you, the family, we provide a holistic education working together through shared values and ethics for the best achievable outcomes.

We work closely with our families and also our governors and partner schools to ensure best evidenced based practice leads our thinking in every classroom, supporting childrens well-being and learning.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

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  • Forest School

Awards

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  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
109479
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 9
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (10 current, 3 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Joanne ElliottChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Joanne DanielsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Jan HowiesonGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Joe PepperGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Polly RossGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2023
Mr Duncan WakefieldGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Lorraine FreemanGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Paul BrennanGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Martin PerryGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Michelle Hodson-ReedGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Sarah Grosvenor-Brown FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Chris Hubbard FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Dani Morreale FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

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