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About

Welcome to provide a community that cherishes childhood equally for all children. Ensuring that the love and support of friends, teachers and God gives children strength to achieve their full potential.

Nurturing the creativity in each child, enabling them to put Christian values into action for positive change We are a church school and this means we exist as part of the Church of England to help our children develop a sense of what it means to be a Christian.

Our values are informed by the teachings of Jesus, but we warmly welcome children and families of all faiths and none. At Bodsham, the Biblical passage Luke 5:18-20 inspires our Christian Vision. We hear how some men carried their paralysed friend to be healed by Jesus. Because of the crowd they could find no way into the house where he was.

So they carried him up to the roof, made an opening in the tiles, and let him down on his bed in to the middle of the group in front of Jesus. Jesus, seeing how much faith they had, healed the man and sent him home.

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.
  • Cricket
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Multi-Sports
  • Music
  • Swimming
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Music MarkMusic

Key facts

URN
118673
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 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 (12 current, 3 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Sam SleeChair of GovernorsFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2026 · until 2028
Mrs Liz Chapman FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Kirsteen Denver-FedderGovernorFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Mark WatkinsGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Mary StephenGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Samantha ThompsettGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Rebecca SmithGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Emily ClementsGovernorFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Samantha SleeGovernorFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Freddie WellsGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Professor Berkeley HillGovernorFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027
Leigh CavanaghGovernorFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
The Reverend Barry KnottGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2020
Rev Lorraine Lawrence FormerGovernorEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2023 · term ended 2026
Joyce Rhodes FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026

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