Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Newbury (West Berkshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome Welcome to our school! At Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School, we are proud of our nuturing, inclusive and friendly school where every child is valued. Our school family is a special community where we aim to inspire every one of our pupils to be ambitious and to realise their full potential.
Contact Details Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary School Love Lane Donnington Newbury Berks RG14 2JG Telephone: 01635 40971 Email: Welcome Welcome to our school! Welcome to our school!
Enrichment
19 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Who's Who
- A Church School
- School Sports Funding
- GDPR
- Computing
- Design & Technology (DT)
- English
- History
- Geography
- Maths
- Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
- Music
- Phonics
- PSHE
- Science
- Squirrel Class
and 3 more
Key facts
- URN
- 109974
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 5 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Margaret Letitia Payne | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Raymond Obin Former | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Deirdre Devine | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Wilson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Glyn Thomas | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mary Ayre | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lindsay Wakefield | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Margaret Letitia Payne | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Louis Thatcher Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Neil Brown Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sally Yates Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Revd Raymond Obin 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