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Location

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About

Birchwood Grove is a happy, nurturing inclusive community, teaching our children core values and a love of learning which equips them for a future becoming the best they can be in an ever-changing world.

Respect promoting and embedding a clear sense of responsibility to oneself, others, community and the wider world Resilience - persevering and adapting to changing or challenging experiences in a healthy, safe, happy and secure environment Collaboration working together to be successful, regardless of gender, race, ability or cultural background Independence encouraging independence of thought, opinions and actions and valuing equality and diversity across the community Creativity expressing individuality and imagination through appreciation and enjoyment across all aspects of school life.

We uphold the Articles of the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child and put these at the heart of our practice. These Articles are shared and explained to our children through Kite assemblies, and six Articles are used as the basis for our Charters: The right to be the best that we can be. (Article 29)

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

16 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Mindfulness
  • Netball
  • Rugby
  • Stem
  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Yoga
  • Times Tables Rock Stars
  • Mantle of the Expert

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights

Key facts

URN
125944
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
West Sussex
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (9 current, 5 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Paul Alan HarwoodChair of GovernorsElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Will McDonaldGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mr Olly LambertGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Joe MottersheadGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Freddie MartinGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Debbie WiggillGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Rowena ChalkGovernorAppointed by LAsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Jennifer Deborah WilkinsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Kieran SellGovernorElected by school staffsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Jude Arvind Paul Monteiro FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Adam Livings FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · term ended 2025
Mrs Helen Butler FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr James Ferrier FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2025
Miss Sylvia White FormerGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2016 · term ended 2026

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