Shere CofE Aided Infant School
Voluntary aided primary school in Guildford (Surrey).
Ofsted
No overall grade
inspected Oct 2024
Early years (EYFS)
Good
Ofsted, Oct 2024
Attendance rate
96.5%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
12.5
▼ 8.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
5.7%
▼ 19pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
22.6%
▲ 7pp England 2025/26: 15.4%
2025/26
Capacity
59%
53 / 90 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
0.0%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 14.5% (primary schools)
2024/25
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Shere CofE Aided Infant School is a Church of England primary school located in Guildford, Surrey. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 7 and currently has 50 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 90. The school is led by Mrs Victoria Beattie.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Music
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 125246
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Trevor Skerritt | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rev Tim Heaney | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2029 |
| Mrs Lisa Brooks | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Murray | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amy Nunn | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kristina Barlow | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Hodgins | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Rev Barnaby Perkins | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mr Ken Mead | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Hogarth | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Victoria Jane Beattie | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
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