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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Harbour Primary and Nursery School

Community primary school in Newhaven (East Sussex).

KS2 RWM expected
74%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
81%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
79%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
76%
▲ 4pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.9%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
24.6
▲ 3.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
33.2%
▲ 8pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
473 / 480 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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).

Harbour Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Newhaven, East Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 460 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 480. The school is led by Mr Adam Sutton.

Enrichment

13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Book Club
  • Choir
  • Cooking
  • Dance
  • Gymnastics
  • Mindfulness
  • Music
  • Sewing
  • Swimming
  • Woodwork
  • Forest School
  • Reading Spine
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • International School AwardRecognised award
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
  • Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award

Key facts

URN
114441
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
East Sussex
Constituency
Lewes
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (7 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Anthony MayoChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Sarah-Jane SmithGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mrs Charlotte RobinsonGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mrs Amber PhillpotGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Paul WyllieGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Nick JacquesGovernorElected by school staffsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Elizabeth HarrisGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2017
Mrs Jane Reed FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mr Stuart Ford FormerGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 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