Mersham Primary School
Foundation primary school in Ashford (Kent).
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
Year R places available for September 2025Spaces also available in other year groupsTo book a school tour please call- 01233 720449 A very warm welcome to Mersham Primary School. Situated in a quiet, rural village close to Ashford, we enjoy beautiful views over the Kent countryside from our extensive school
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 118377
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Kent
- Constituency
- Ashford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iMaintained school governing body (trust-linked).2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charlotte Francis Confirmed same person | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicky Reed | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Jazmyn East | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James D'Mello | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr James Senior | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kelly Plummer | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Judy Hawkins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Cheryl Chalkley Confirmed same person | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
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