East Hoathly CofE 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
F R A M F I E L D C E School P ioneer Weald Cluster September 2025 INSET E A S T H O A T H L Y C.E. SCHOOL S T M A R Y T H E V I R G I N H A R T F I E L D S C H O O L Pioneer Ashdown Cluster September 2025 INSET The Pioneer Federation consists of 8 Primary Schools. ( East Hoathly Church of England Primary School , Chiddingly Primary School , St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School , Park Mead Primary School , Nutley Church of England Primary School & Groombridge St. Thomas Church of England Primary School ).
From September 2025 we will be going into partnerships with Stonegate CE Primary and Framfield CE Primary and hope to federate with them by July 2026. See our Federation Development Timeline and read about our Pioneer Leadership & Governance Structures from September 2025 .
Whilst preserving each school's unique characters, we all work closely together to drive the development of provision and wellbeing across the eight schools and hopefully plan to extend to involve other schools in the future.
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
- Growth Mindset
Key facts
- URN
- 114501
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (21 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Brundle | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Procter | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Kelly McDonagh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fr James Vine | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Fr Nicholas Henshall | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Fr Ben Sear | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Matthew Marriott | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mary Symes | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sue Diggory | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Wendy Breeze | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Birgit Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Annette Funnell | Governance Professional - FederationGovernance professional | since 2026 · until 2030 | |
| Mandy Watson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Beth Morris-Boag | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Phoebe Cameron | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Gavin Harrison | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jessica Tabbah | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kayleigh Vile | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Karen Bye | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Jason Craft | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Neil Lovett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Lorna Duggleby Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Jane Sykes Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| John Black Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Alex Whittaker Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Matthew Narracott Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Charlotte Knight Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · 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