Camelsdale Primary School
Community primary school in Haslemere (West Sussex).
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
Hello everyone and welcome to Camelsdale Primary School! Camelsdale Primary School is the oldest County Council School in West Sussex built in 1904 and, as its Headteacher, I have the privilege of working with staff, parents, children, governors and other members of the community to lead our very good and special school forward towards outstanding.
What will strike you about Camelsdale is our caring, friendly, family feel environment focussed on exciting learning and set in beautiful grounds. Our focus is on providing that Flying Start to a Learning Life for your children.
As a community, we share the responsibility of raising our children to be happy, successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens who are fully prepared to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world.
Our school encourages all our children to look beyond their horizons and become self-motivated, independent and responsible people - we value and nurture creativity, resilience and resourcefulness. We expect good behaviour and good respect. We grow tomorrow's health-aware grown-ups along The Camelsdale Way.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Chess
- Climbing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Karate
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Netball
- Photography
- Pottery
- Yoga
and 2 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 125821
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Branch | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Theresa George | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jordan Osborne | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mr Peter Hesselmann | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Barbara Baldwin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Clare Hampshire | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kim Gray | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Russell Seymour | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Brake | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Frederik Lerche-Lerchenborg | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Clare Virginia Rafferty | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Fiona Stott | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Palmer | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 1993 · until 2050 |
| Mrs Farzana Aslam Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr William Walder Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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