Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Hailsham (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
I work as Executive Headteacher across the three small schools that comprise Sussex Spires Federation working closely with our talented Heads of School. I am responsible for overall leadership including the strategic decisions and processes across the schools whilst the Heads of School deal with the day to day management and leadership.
I love the process of learning and want to pass this on to the children in our schools. Learning for me is not always an easy process. It should be challenging and rigorous, but also creative and engaging. I love lateral thinking and getting people to look at things in new ways.
I want our children to live in a deliberate and responsible way, to engage with life's big questions, to be curious and to understand that they can make a difference in the world. In today's changing times, our children will need to think differently and adapt to new roles and responsibilities and we need to equip them to do this effectively.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Drama
- Football
- Music
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114506
- 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
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Ford | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Robinson | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Catherine Cottingham | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Victoria Lee | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Nina Jabang | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Morgan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lauren Robinson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Reverend Deborah Scott-Bromley | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Katharine Davies | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Rev Peter Molloy | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Sue Willmot | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fr David Packham | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mrs Jennifer Kathleen Alder Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Joel Cottingham Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Verity Keet Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mark Atkinson Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · 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