St Mark's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Basingstoke (Hampshire).
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
Menu Our Vision and Aims "Growing and Learning Together in God's Love" Ambitious for achievement, character before qualification at St Mark's, we are ambitious for our children to achieve well, and believe that in order to achieve this, we must put character before qualification so that we develop each and every child.
Our real hope is that in all that we do, we are able to put in firm foundations for our children, thereby making a difference to themselves, to their friends and family, and to the wider community- both now and in the future. We want our children to positively impact our world . How do we do all of this? We grow and learn together in Gods love.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Numbots
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Zones of Regulation
Key facts
- URN
- 131450
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Aidan Kinnell Former | Chair of Governors | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Wernham | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Becky Davey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Georgina Bull | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Cawley | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Lauren Maggs | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stephen Ansah | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Primrose Gibson | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Nicola Lilly | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Nicola Ford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Brian Simmonds | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Nicola Ledington | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Phil Neeves | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Charles Applegate | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
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