Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery
Community primary school in Brighton (Brighton and Hove).
Location
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Welcome to RKPS, thank you for stopping by. We are located in Woodingdean, East Brighton, surrounded by the beautiful South Downs. Our school benefits from glorious outdoor spaces including two sports fields, three playgrounds and our own magical Forest School. I am extremely proud to be the Headteacher of our dynamic learning community.
We are very much a family here and we support each other on our learning adventures. We are an academic school-our children enjoy achieving. Our curriculum is always evolving and forever creative: pupils enjoy a variety of subjects. We are artists, coders and scientists; historians, musicians and authors.
Our sporting culture is long established and our children are provided with myriad opportunities to embrace exercise and fall in love with sport. We believe that there is a sport out there for everyone. Outdoor learning is a key component of our curriculum.
Our teachers take the learning outside at every opportunity and the children's regular Forest School sessions are among their most popular. Our fully inclusive ethos ensures that no child is left behind. Hugo, our full time therapy dog, is amongst our most popular members of staff!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Support Advice
- Classes
- Community Activities
- Anti-Bullying at Rudyard
- PTFA
- Friday Family Group
- The Empowerment Approach
- Rainbow Flag Award
- Forest School
- RKPS Connect
- Power of Reading
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114486
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Munro | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Mark Alan Giles | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Lindsay Vaughan | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Ellie Evans | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Prashanth Rao | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Blackett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Euan Hanington | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Alex Brewer Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Liz Brand Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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