Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Hastings (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
On behalf of the staff and governors, I would like to welcome you to Sandown Primary School. We strive to enable all members of the school and wider community to be 'the best that we can be'. Our overall goal is to provide a quality education for every child. To enable this to happen the school aims to 'bring home and school together'.
We do this by developing close relationships with children, families and the wider community. This helps children to develop and grow into well-rounded individuals with 'high aspirations' for their futures. At Sandown School we understand that the path to success is not always easy. We aim to develop social, moral, spiritual and cultural values by 'nurturing' everyone.
This gives each child the tools to grow, flourish and ultimately become successful in adult life. By respecting everyone in the school community, we support children and adults to try their best and take 'pride in all we do'. With this positive ethos we hope to support children and adults to take up the many and varied opportunities we offer here at the school.
Our vision statement sets out the core values and ethos of the school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Book Club
- Computing
- Cross Country
- Dance
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Real PE (Create Development)
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114447
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jignash Patel | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kerrie Muchmore Former | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Wright | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr Gabriel Morostes | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Georgia Beckham | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jeremy Bunday | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebecca Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Chowney | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Barbara Browning | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Phil Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susan Poole | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2021 | |
| Mrs Kate Tugwell Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr katherine Hill Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jignash Patel Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sara Parker-Lusted Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Kelly Apps Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Charles Lindsay Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 · term ended 2025 |
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