High Beeches Primary School
Community primary school in Harpenden (Hertfordshire).
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
The school opened in 1975 as a single-form entry primary school serving the, then newly built development in which it is located. More recently it has expanded to two-form entry to meet the high demand for school places in the local area and now admits 60 children into its Reception cohort each September.
The internal accommodation includes 14 bright, stimulating classrooms, a large, well-equipped school hall and studio space, a versatile central area, used for dining and as a break-out and group space throughout the day, a school library, a multi-use classroom used for science, technology and the arts, and a range of break-out/group rooms.
All members of the community work hard to ensure that the school environment supports and stimulates high quality learning. Outside spaces are similarly well used and have been developed to facilitate learning for our pupils.
A dedicated early years outdoor learning space ensures that children in Reception can flow freely between the indoors and outdoors during their child initiated sessions. Other areas of the school site, our wildlife area, school field and playgrounds, provide further opportunities for physical development and play, as well as for outdoor learning in academic subject areas.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Robotics
- Sewing
- Tennis
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 117342
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Tang | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Fellows | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Christina Ioakeimopoulou Webb | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs BIllie Mae Foster | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Alison Charlotte Samedi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Thomas Bell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sarah Jennifer Creamer | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Junn-Man Matthew Tang | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jonathan Walker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mrs Stephanie Shewbridge | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Declan Ferguson Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Alexander Parker Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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