Stepgates Community School
Community primary school in CHERTSEY (Surrey).
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
Welcome to Stepgates Community School. We hope you find our website useful and informative. I am very pleased to welcome you to Stepgates Community School website which I hope you will find interesting and of value. At Stepgates we pride ourselves on providing a caring and friendly environment.
Every child is encouraged to be successful and have high expectations of themselves both academically and socially, and to have an understanding of the contribution that they can make to the school and the wider community.
Last Day of Spring Term - Children finish at 1:00pm Children finish at normal time for half term Friday 13th February 2026 is an INSET Day - School will be closed. School will also be closed from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February 2026 for Half Term. Children return to school on Monday 23rd February 2026.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 125122
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Runnymede and Weybridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lisa Jeffries | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kathy O'Callaghan-Brown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Lee Faetz | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jenny Nash | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Amber Martin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Joshua Hayward | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Conn | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Tansy White | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Tadhg Nicoll-Webb | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Mitson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jane McKeown | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark Gordon Nuti | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Tara Louise Ford | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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