Beenham Primary School
Community primary school in Reading (West Berkshire).
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
We are all very proud of our small village school and the community it belongs to. The school has a strong family ethos that is underpinned by our core values of care, resilience, cooperation, respect, confidence and independence. Our school motto is: Valuing ourselves. Valuing everybody.
Throughout the childrens time at our school, we aim for them to develop an appreciation for and tolerance of others, as well as core personal values. These all help the children to know and understand themselves throughout their time with us and in their lives beyond primary school. All those in the Beenham Primary School community are ambitious for our children.
We expect the highest quality in all our relationships, work and behaviour. Our school prides itself on having an outstanding understanding of our children and recognises that each child is an individual and learns in their own way.
At Beenham Primary School, we believe that learning is the process by which children acquire and assimilate knowledge, concepts, skills, values and attitudes to enable them to make greater sense of the world: our holistic view of education and development supports every child to achieve success in meaningful ways.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Yoga
- Cornerstones Curriculum
Key facts
- URN
- 109802
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Tobin | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Tobin Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eleri Booth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Larissa Harrison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tamsin Haynes | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Samantha O'Neill | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Georgina Gray | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Bev Sharp | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sophie McBean | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Tanya Galliara Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Sarah Renaut Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Jennifer Campbell Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Simone Hobbs Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Graham Carr Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Victoria Thirkell Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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