Clore Shalom School
Voluntary aided primary school in Shenley (Hertfordshire).
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
The school opened in September 1999 and is a one form entry Primary School. We have one class for each year group (7 in all) with up to 30 children in each class. Our pupils thrive in an exciting, challenging environment. The children are allocated in Years Reception to Year 6 in classes by age; the cut off point for each class is 31 August.
We teach the full National Curriculum (English, Maths, Science, History, Geography, Design and Technology, Art, Music, Physical Education and Computing), together with a Jewish Studies Curriculum. Hebrew is taught as a Modern Foreign Language and the children cover many other religions in Religious Education.
We are fully resourced for all these curriculum areas, including up-to-date computer equipment, interactive whiteboards in the classrooms, ipads and chrome books. Clore Shalom School is a voluntary aided primary day school that serves the local and wider Jewish community. The school is supported by the Reform, Liberal and Masorti Jewish Movements.
The school provides a warm, joyful and supportive Jewish community for the entire staffing body, students and parents, encouraging life long learning and commitment to Jewish values.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cheer
- Chess
- Choir
- Clor-e-oke!
- Drama
- Football KS1
- Football KS2
- Karate
- Lego Club
- Netball KS2
- Relax to the max
- Art Stars
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- Reading Spine
- White Rose Maths
- 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
- 131456
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Jewish
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1999
Governing body (10 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Sara Levan | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Barth | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Micah Smith | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Louise Lazarus | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Robert Bursack | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katie Benson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Konopinski | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ian Brookman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Beth Bean | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Natasha Hamilton | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Simon Barr Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ben Konopinski Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Adams 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