St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School
Voluntary aided primary school in Basingstoke (Hampshire).
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
One Family living life to the full achieving more together. I warmly welcome you to our family of St Mary's Junior School. Whether you are thinking of joining us as part of our Year 2 transition or part of the way through Key Stage 2, I am sure that as you spend time looking at our website you will, like us, be excited about all of the opportunities our school has to offer.
We are proud to be a voluntary aided church school in the Dioceses of Winchester and have strong links with our parish church of St Mary's. The school originally started in the Bolton Chapel of the church in 1865 and to this day remains at the heart of the village community. Year 3 performed a vibrant play based on You Are Special by Max Lucado, featuring songs fr...
Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed their swimming lessons. They finished them today with... All three Year 4 classes enjoyed a trip out to the QMC Primary Science Centre this week to... Year 3 had an exciting and memorable visit from Iron Age Matt, who helped us travel back i...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Choir
- Computing
- Music
- Orchestra
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 116350
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andy Grayson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sefton Lucas Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Molly Hill | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Adams | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Karen Ashton | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sarah Cooper | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Dr Philip Hiorns | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Gemma Lillywhite | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Edward White | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Sefton Lucas | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Adam Gibbs Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Andy Grayson Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Jubin Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Paul Skinner Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mike Wright 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