Nyewood CofE Junior School
Voluntary aided primary school in Bognor Regis (West Sussex).
KS2 RWM expected
63%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
80%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
74%
same England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
74%
▲ 2pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.7%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.0
▲ 1.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
23.4%
▼ 2pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
81%
291 / 360 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Nyewood CofE Junior School is a Church of England primary school located in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 291 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 360. The school is led by Mr Tom Spurle.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Gymnastics
- Music
- Accelerated Reader
- Forest School
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
Key facts
- URN
- 126021
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 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
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1900
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Foster | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy Lynch | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Henry Cross | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ricki Saunders | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Dave Green | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Abigail Erskine | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Lisa Brown Myers | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tom Spurle | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Stephen Manning | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Caroline Nicola Harmer | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2020 | |
| Toni Dean Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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