St. Mark's CofE Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Haywards Heath (West Sussex).
Location
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Together, in Gods love, we will shine HEADTEACHER'S WELCOME Welcome to St. Marks CE Primary School! We hope you will find all the information you need on these pages, but please do get in touch with us if we can help at all or if you would like a tour of our lovely little school.
We are now showing people around for children due to start school in September 2025 - if you would like to book an appointment, please contact the school office on 01444 400398 or at St Mark's CE Primary School we aim to provide a Christian environment where everyone feels valued, respected and secure.
Our curriculum is rich, challenging and inclusive and we aim to make learning lively, fun and active. We find that children respond very positively to the school's caring ethos and atmosphere and benefit from pursuing a modern education in the traditional setting of a village school.
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
- Music
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 126015
- 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
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Arnold | Chair of Governors | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Denise Harber | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Victoria Tackie | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Monique Mendes Da Costa | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Holmes | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Judith Belam | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kerri Potter | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Laura Kelsey | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| The Reverend Carl Smith | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 · until 2029 |
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