Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery
Community primary school in Harwich (Essex).
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 Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery Phone lines Update: We can now receive incoming phone calls with a temporary fix. To contact the school office, please call: 01255 509641 or 01255 509643 Please note, you will not be able to leave any voicemail messages. Welcome to Chase Lane Primary School and Nursery.
It is our aim to ensure that every child, no matter what their starting point, achieves the very best they can and makes the most possible progress.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Choir
- Coding
- Computing
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Mindfulness
- Multisports
- Music
- Netball
and 10 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Nurturing Schools AwardRecognised award
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 115301
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Charlotte Pinner | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Rachel Saunders | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Stacey Barton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Nice | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sally McConaghy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Graham McConaghy | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ryan Harvey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nathan Evans | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alexandra Soar | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Suellen Earle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Larden | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Simmonds | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Rebecca Kingsley Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Andrew Tyrrell Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Julie O'Mara Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 · 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