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School · SpecialiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Glyne Gap School

Academy special converter school in Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex).

Pupils
140
on roll
Ofsted
Ungraded inspection
inspected Dec 2024
Attendance rate
88.0%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
14.6
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
35.7%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
5.7%
2025/26
Capacity
127%
140 / 110 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
4.6%
2024/25

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

Glyne Gap is a school for pupils aged 2-19 with severe and profound learning disabilities. Many of our pupils have other additional needs including physical, medical, sensory and autistic spectrum condition. We want our pupils to lead happy and fulfilled lives now and in the future and we believe learning is the key to unlocking such lives.

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

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Climbing
  • Cooking
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Swimming

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
139521
Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
2 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
East Sussex
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2013

Governing body (12 current, 2 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

10 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Melissa Rowland Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Alan Davies Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Gemma Mogford Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sylvia Lamb Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2020
Mrs Sylvia Lamb Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2020 · until 2028
Elisabeth Lawrence Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027
Melissa Rowland Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2016 · until 2027 ends 2027
Tina Newstead Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027
Andrew Phillips Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Kirsty Prawanna Confirmed same personAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mrs Beverley Smart Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2013
Mr Andrew Phillips Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2013
Gemma Mogford Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Trevor Henning Confirmed same person FormerMemberTrust membersAppointed by GB/boardsince 2013 · 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