St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in Hartfield (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
Karen Miller is the school secretary and deals with queries from parents and members of the public. The Designated Safeguarding Lead for the school is Naomi Fry (Head of School). If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child, please email The SENDCO for the school is Sian Leahy.
She can be contacted at or an appointment can be made to see her through the school office You can find contact details at the bottom of the page. If any parent requires a paper copy of the information on our school website, this will be provided free of charge.
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.- Forest School
- Maths Mastery
- Zones of Regulation
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114553
- Type
- Voluntary aided 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
- Sussex Weald
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (18 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Brundle | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoebe Cameron | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mr Matt Marriott | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| Mr Gavin Harrison | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Fr Ben Sear | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 |
| 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 |
| Mr Jason Craft | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Wendy Breeze | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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 |
| Mandy Watson | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Neil Lovett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Kelly McDonagh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Birgit Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Father James Vine | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2023 |
| Mr James Procter | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jane Sykes Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Black Former | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Reverend Julie Sear Former | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 · 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