St Martin's CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Brighton (Brighton and Hove).
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
Welcome to St Martin's Church of England Primary & Nursery School. On the following pages you will get an insight into our small friendly school. The children are valued and treated as individuals and are encouraged to develop into confident, respectful and caring members of our school community.
If you have any questions or comments then please contact Mrs Taylor or the school office on 01273 707114 or email; . St Martin's School is a member of the Sussex Coast Teaching School Alliance (SCTSA). Sussex Coast TSA take a lead role in helping schools across the city and beyond to develop and improve.
For more information please see the link below: Sussex Coast Teaching School Alliance (SCTSA) Making Physics Matter - As a school we are working in partnership with The Ogden Trust to promote the teaching and learning of physics in primary schools.
We receive staff training, books and exciting new resources from the trust to deliver physics lessons across the school. (@ogdentrust) Current Ofsted Report as of 4th June 2024 = GOOD/OUTSTANDING Current SIAMS Inspection Grade as of 14th March 2018 = OUTSTANDING
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Football
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 114539
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- Brighton and Hove
- Constituency
- Brighton Pavilion
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Elijah Obadimu | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Janice Hollingdale | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Joshi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Samantha Oliver | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sophie Brooman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Reverend Trevor Buxton | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Fran Backhouse | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Charlie Parker | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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