Shefford Lower School
Community primary school in Shefford (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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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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Awards
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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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Elliott | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joanne Daniels | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jan Howieson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Joe Pepper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Polly Ross | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Duncan Wakefield | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lorraine Freeman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Brennan | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Martin Perry | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Michelle Hodson-Reed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Grosvenor-Brown Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Chris Hubbard Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Dani Morreale Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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