Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley
Community primary school in Crawley (West Sussex).
Location
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A reflective, supportive and well-rounded education for all demonstrated through our core values The governors, staff, children and I would like to welcome you to our school website. We are all extremely proud of our school and hope that you find a flavour of who we are in these pages.
We are a school that believes in being positive both towards each other and towards ourselves. We all take pride in our appearance, attitude to learning and how we strive to do the best we can. Across the school and in everything we do there is a culture of self-improvement and celebration of effort which allows everyone to succeed.
We ensure that this success is celebrated both privately in books and publicly in assemblies. Everyone has ownership of their education and each child drives their own learning forward whilst being part of a supportive and supported class who help each other through team work and discussion.
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.- Computing
- Mindfulness
- Stem
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 125905
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Crawley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stephen Uwins | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Petra Davies | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Karrie-Ann Hilborne | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Akhlas Hafiz | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Tahira Khan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Paulette Knight | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lucy Laing | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Sailesh Limbachia | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Sarah Upchurch | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jenny Dobson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Anthony White | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
| Mrs Pallavi Hodgson Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Sam Berry Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Akhlas Hafiz Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Tahira Khan Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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