Denton Community Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Newhaven (East Sussex).
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
We are passionate about our school community and want every child and family to feel happy and welcome at Denton. We strive to support every pupil to achieve their full potential; we want our school and pupils to achieve high standards and make excellent progress, providing care, challenge and opportunity for all of our pupils.
We want to ensure a positive school environment and reflective learning culture for every member of our school community. We pride ourselves on our caring environment and the close interaction between pupils of different year groups; we operate a very popular and successful buddy system, for example. Our school motto is: Kind, Resilient, Respectful.
We believe these three qualities help our children achieve these goals.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Netball
- Swimming
- Forest School
- OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning)
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114433
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Katie White | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Kabir Kenth | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Bovington | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lisa Axson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rev Mike Milmine | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dr Imogen Wallace | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Langley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amanda Townsend | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mr Matthew Doody - Headteacher | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2040 |
| Mrs Hayley Funnell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Reffell | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Abi Thomas Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katie Boxall 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