St Martin's CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Dorking (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
Inspiring children to be the best they can be I am delighted to welcome you to the website of St Martins Primary School in Dorking. Please explore our site to find out more about what makes the school such a special place for the children in our care to learn and grow.
I am proud to lead a team of talented staff as we inspire children to be the best they can be, both within their learning and in the community. Click on the tabs at the top of the website to discover how we enable every member of our school community to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to flourish and become the person they are inspired to be.
Please contact the school to arrange a tour with our Headteacher to see our wonderful staff and children in action! Telephone 01306 883474 or email
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 150589
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Surrey
- Constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (12 current, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Rose | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katherine Stanger Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katherine Stanger | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Caroline Lazenby | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Vermeulen | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Madeleine Grubb | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jennie Drake | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lyndsay Hall Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Christopher Tuckett | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Michael Carden | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Katherine Stanger | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr David Damon | Local Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Jonathan Lloyd | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Clare Mansfield Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ellie Wilson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Daniel Rose Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kerry Peregrine Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Nicolas Kyle Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · 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