St John's CofE Aided Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Caterham (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
I am delighted to welcome you to St. John's Church of England Primary School Website. We hope our website gives you an insight in to our successful, happy Christian school. Guided by our Christian values, all our pupils and teachers work towards our principle ethos to strive for excellence and enjoyment in all our learning.
Following the path of Christianity and supported by our local parish church, our ethos aims to provide a safe, caring, healthy and friendly environment for all our families. We are a vibrant school that does our very best to ensure all our children flourish throughout their time with us; thriving as individuals and achieving their academic potential.
Our children are truly fantastic. We encourage our children to be positive, responsible and considerate whilst being confident and successful as independent learners and working cooperatively with others. We have an extremely caring and committed staff who work exceptionally hard to ensure learning is challenging, creative and relevant to our pupils.
Visits are always welcome and can be arranged by contacting our office staff.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Drama
- Music
- Forest School
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Little Wandle
- Oxford Reading Tree
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 125164
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- East Surrey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Kate Gordon | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Marcus Johnson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Standing | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Lex Lang | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Professor Christopher Hugh Themans-Warwick | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Cypher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Matthew Dixon | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Gowers | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| The Reverend Jaimee Summers | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Denise Birkett | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Veale | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 · until 2040 |
| Ms Amy Winnie Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · 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