Puller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Ware (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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).WELCOME to The Federation of Albury and Puller Nursery and Primary Schools 'Encourage one another and build each other up!' Thessalonians 1 chapter 5 verse 11. Welcome to our federation website.
We do hope that you find all the information that you need on these pages but please do not hesitate to get in touch using the contact us details at the bottom of this page if you have any further questions. Whilst we are a partnership of schools, each of our schools retain their own unique identity whilst sharing a single vision and core values.
To ensure that every child in our care is happy at school, thrives in our school environment and builds knowledge and understanding of core Christian values to help underpin the whole of their future life. Our vision to lay the foundations for life through encouraging one another and building each other up in our daily life at school.
At both of our schools you will find committed, experienced teaching and support staff ready to welcome your child at whatever stage of their education journey they are currently on. We are pleased to also offer specialist teaching in PE, music and Forest school. Children can join the federation aged from 3 at both school sites and a can stay with us until they are 11.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Reading Spine
Key facts
- URN
- 117453
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Juliet Whitehead | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Charlotte Lipscomb Former | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Nicola Murphy | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Bryan Sonnen | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Burghes | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katie Allington | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amanda Hopwood | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Amy Laura Davis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Rebecca Fry Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rosemary Twigg Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Kerri Rust Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kerry Rust Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Gareth Ellis Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · 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