The Priory Primary School
Contact details for the school

School Name: The Priory Primary School
Address: Pamber End
Town/City: Tadley
County: Hampshire
Postcode: RG26 5QD
Telephone Number: 01256 850062
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Primary (ages 4-11)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
Trust: South Farnham Educational Trust
Sponsor: South Farnham Educational Trust

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Mr Matthew Walsh
Capacity: 196
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 196 (49% boys & 51% girls)
Enrollment: 100% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 6.6%

Location and administration

URN: 136447
DfE Number: 850/5201
UKPRN: 10032953
UPRN: 10002462937
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (E07000084)
Constituency: North West Hampshire (E14001403)
Electoral Ward: Sherborne St John & Rooksdown (E05013090)

Easting & Northing: 460699E, 158031N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 19' 7.66" N 1° 7' 48.94" W
Plus Code: 9C3W8V99+GV

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Tadley Community Primary School (2.9km)
  2. Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School (3.0km)
  3. Bishopswood Junior School (3.6km)
  4. Bishopswood Infant School (3.6km)
  5. Tadley Court School (4.2km)
  6. Saxon Wood School (4.3km)
  7. Everest Community Academy (4.3km)
  8. Burnham Copse Primary School (4.4km)
  9. Grantham Farm Montessori School (4.6km)
  10. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (4.7km)
Associated schools

Same trust

Same sponsor Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Mr Will Benton - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 March 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 March 2030.
  • Mr KYLE Butler - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mr KYLE Butler - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr KYLE Butler - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 30 September 2028.
  • Mrs Michelle Clare - Trustee. Appointed on 4 December 2019 (Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mrs Michelle Louise Clare - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 3 December 2025.
  • Mr David Cripps - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 December 2025 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 1 December 2029.
  • Mrs Jessica Dwerryhouse - Member. Appointed on 16 September 2020 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mrs Jessica Dwerryhouse - Trustee. Appointed on 16 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Ms Jacky Farrow-Gent - Trustee. Appointed on 18 April 2023 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mrs Jacky Farrow-Gent - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 17 April 2027.
  • Mr Richard Hughes - Local Governor. Appointed on 27 January 2026 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 January 2030.
  • Ms Mary Kwok - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 December 2029.
  • Mrs Sarah Leggett - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 August 2028.
  • Mrs Sarah Leggett - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Robert James MacDonald - Trustee. Appointed on 6 November 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Robert MacDonald - Member. Appointed on 6 November 2019 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Jonathan Pender - Member. Appointed on 1 September 2016 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Ms Louise Penn - Local Governor. Appointed on 2 December 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 1 December 2029.
  • Mrs Lisa Philpott - Chief Financial Officer. Appointed on 13 April 2021. Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mrs Julia Frances Rooth - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 20 December 2025.
  • Mrs Julia Rooth - Trustee. Appointed on 13 July 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Ms Prubjyot Sahota - Chair of Trustees. Appointed on 21 March 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mrs Prubjyot Sahota - Member. Appointed on 20 October 2021 (Appointed by academy members). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Matthew Walsh - Accounting Officer. Appointed on 1 September 2022. Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Matthew Walsh - Trustee. Appointed on 1 September 2022 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 28 August 2025.
  • Mr Matthew Walsh - Local Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2025 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).