Brabourne Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Ashford (Kent).
Location
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It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Brabourne CEP School. I am very proud to be leading a school where all staff are committed to providing an education that will allow every child to be the best they can be. If there's one characteristic that sums up our school, I would say that it's a caring school.
Because we are small, we know each other very well and look out for one another – like a big family. It also means that we can and do cater for individual needs to bring out the best in every one of our children. We strive for academic success and are also successful in sports, arts and music. We promote our Christian values of Respect, Responsibility, Courage and Hope.
The children learn about these values from the Bible and how to apply them to their daily lives.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Wrap around care
- School clubs
- Lunch
- Remote Education
- School Money
- Snow/bad weather
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 118663
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- 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 (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Catherine Hester Fenwick | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Alice Black | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Yolande Roberts | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Rob Moss | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katie Vasu | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Selina Eyles | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Joanna Stride | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Susan Manners | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachael Burley | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Stapley | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2010 |
| Mr Ben Gilbert Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Yolande Roberts Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adam Lott Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | 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