Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet School
Voluntary aided 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 delighted to introduce you to Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet Church of England (VA) Primary School. Here at Sun we encourage our children to develop a love of learning, with creativity, curiosity, resilience and integrity. They do this whilst being nurtured to be responsible and respectful.
We are truly invested in supporting the needs and interests of each individual child, and we make every effort to ensure the children feel happy, valued and safe. Our vision ' Dream, Believe, Challenge and Achieve ' encourages us to all to work together to be the best we can be. Our staff are friendly and committed, and our children are polite, motivated and love learning.
We welcome pupils of any faith or none, and value our close ties with our local CE church, village neighbours and wider community. We are set in picturesque grounds in the beautiful West Berkshire countryside between Reading and Newbury - only a three-minute drive from the A4, or five minutes from Junction 12 of the M4.
Our catchment area is wide and many of our pupils live in Burghfield Common, Burghfield Village, Mortimer and other surrounding villages.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
17 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Book Club
- Climbing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Karate
- Lego
- Music
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Swimming
and 1 more
Key facts
- URN
- 110021
- 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
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ollie Smith | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Steven Martin Former | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Belshaw | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Phillippa Heath | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Karen Clack | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vicki Wade | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tom Farmer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Melissa Kennedy | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Rachel Jeffcoat | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Canon John Paton | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 |
| Mr Steve Martin Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ollie Smith Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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