St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infants School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Glastonbury (Somerset).
Location
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Vision and Values at St Johns Let Your Light Shine (Matthew 5:16) Valuing our Christian foundation, we care for each other and our world. Our motto Let your Light Shine is taken from St Matthew's Gospel and encourages everyone to discover and use the gifts and talents that they have been given.
Every Monday, we come together to celebrate examples of our pupils shining brightly . Whole School Belonging Day – Friday 13th February
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.- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 123759
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Weymouth | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Alice Watson | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 |
| Mrs Rebecca Maisey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Lucinda Fenny | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Pickersgill | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Beverley Eatwell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Ponsillo | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kerry Devane | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Kathryn Strik | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2019 | |
| Mr Jim Gurl Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Gareth Heazell Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Victoria Bruinsma Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | 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