Maidenbower Junior School
Community primary school in Crawley (West Sussex).
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
Maidenbower Junior School is a Rights Respecting School and is committed to providing a caring environment where everyone feels happy, secure and valued and achieve their full potential . As part of our developing approach to teaching about global citizenship, we have been asses sed, by Unicef, as a Rights Respecting School .
In the process of gaining this award, the children have learnt about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and we have reframed class and school rules in terms of rights and responsibilities.
Learning about the Convention has also enabled our pupils to start using the language and concepts of Rights, Respect and Responsibilities to consider a wide range of moral issues, from behaviour in the classroom and playground to all aspects of the curriculum for global citizenship such as fair trade, sustainability and equalities issues.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 131603
- 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
- Opened
- 1999
Governing body (15 current, 6 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Stephanie Linnell | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Karen Border | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Michelle Butcher | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Laura Harrison | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sarah Garland | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Amisha Patel | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Louise Young | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sophia Richardson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Alison Cresswell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Oscar Carballo Balboa | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sarah Henden-Woodward | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Marcus Poppitt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr David Footman-Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Stephanie Linnell | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Miss Georgina Child | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2018 · until 2030 |
| Mr Elvish Veeramootoo Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Hayley Matthews Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Patricia Wright Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Nicholas Harnett Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Kerry Negus Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Elliot McGuffie Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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