Highfield South Farnham School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Farnham (Surrey).
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).Highfield South Farnham School is a primary school located in Farnham, Surrey. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 487 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the SOUTH FARNHAM EDUCATIONAL TRUST. The school is led by Mr William Neighbour.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Music
- Stem
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 141667
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gemma Dunbar Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Megan Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Bethany Lloyd-Perks | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Emma Nicholson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr William Neighbour | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Mrs Catherine Hirst | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs June Birch | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanna Stonehill | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Laura Cherie Anthony | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nigel Oates | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Brinsden | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2028 |
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