Chailey St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Lewes (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
Chailey St Peter's School is a friendly village school within the beautiful historic surroundings of Chailey Common. We are exceptionally proud of our school and our pupils. Our pupils are highly motivated and thrive in our stimulating learning environment. We value the importance of creative learning and working together as a community.
We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and provide exciting learning and sporting activities to ensure that the children have a wealth of experiences as they learn and grow.
We have a wonderfully skilled team of teachers, teaching assistants and support staff within the school and across the federation who are extremely caring and committed to all the children's happiness, learning and well-being.
We want our children to have positive can do attitudes and the courage to be independent lifelong learners, who can go out into the world and make a difference. We strive to do all we can to ensure our children love school, love learning and feel proud of their achievements, setting high expectations through the ten things to do before leaving Chailey St Peter s.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 114495
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (17 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jenny Barnard-Langston | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Brenda Ford | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Gemma White | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Dominie Wood | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr David Summers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Neil | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rev Jamie Gater | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Ms Jo Smart | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr John Willett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Giles York | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd John Wall | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karen Gerado | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amy Morris | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rozlyn Steel | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Susan Halliwell | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura White | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jenni Parris | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Brenda Ford Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Caroline White Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Sarah Levien Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Roger Vogt Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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