Portesbery School
Community special school in Deepcut (Surrey).
Location
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Portesbery is an all age day school (3-19 years) catering for children and young people with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD). Pupils may have additional sensory impairments, physical difficulties or challenging behaviour. Our school is open Monday to Friday from 9.00am-3.15pm (31.25 hours per week).
Official school holidays, public holidays and INSET days can be viewed here . The school first opened on January 29th 1973 and was designed under the Ministry of Health prior to Special Schools becoming the responsibility of the Ministry of Education under the 1970 Education Act; as a result it was taken over and built by the Education Authority.
In 2015 the school moved in to brand new, purpose-built premises in Deepcut, Camberley. Please use the link below to visit the Surrey County Council website for the most up-to-date contact details:
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.- Climbing
- Cooking
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 125474
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Surrey Heath
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 2 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Rees | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Chris Hamilton Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirsty Forbes | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Sam Crook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sharyn Hall | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Illaria Winterbottom | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Emma Newman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nerys Cooper | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Warren Booth | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Nathan Aspinall | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Wendy Craft Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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