Amberley CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Arundel (West Sussex).
Location
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Amberley C E Primary School caters for children between the ages of 4 and 11, Reception to year 6. Learning, d iscovering and achieving together. The school was founded in 1874 and remains today a small, happy and lively place with a homely feel.
The extensive grounds surrounding the school building equipped with wooden adventure play area, picnic tables, a pond, Forest Schools area, wildlife areas and allotment, take full advantage of the glorious location in which it sits, nestled in the heart of the South Downs National Park.
Amberley School (near Storrington) is part of a Collaboration with St James School in Coldwaltham. This means that the two schools share a Head Teacher who divides their time equally between the two schools. This arrangement started in January 2005.
The positive benefits of the collaboration have been to preserve the atmosphere and ethos of the village school whilst broadening educational opportunities and experiences for each child.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 125970
- Type
- Voluntary controlled 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
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Mike Emery | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Richard Charman Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Martin Poll | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adrian Guy Nelson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Simon Spyers | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Gradden | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melanie Edge | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Martin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sarah Fish | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Samantha Padgham Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · 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