The Sweyne Park School
Academy converter secondary school in Rayleigh (Essex).
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).The Sweyne Park School is a secondary school located in Rayleigh, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 19 and currently has 1,422 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,520. It is part of the RAYLEIGH SCHOOLS TRUST. The school is led by Mr John Edwards (Acting).
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Go4Schools
- kooth
- SCOPAY
- SPS Library
- SPS Outlook
- tootoot
- Lettings
- Help
- Admission to Sixth Form
- Governance
- Sweyne Park Times
- The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
- The Arts Award
- Work Experience
- Prefects
- Sixth Form Admission
and 4 more
Awards
6 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Music MarkMusic
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Food for LifeRecognised award
- Investors in PeopleStaff development
Key facts
- URN
- 139534
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Lynda Walker Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Irena Cassar | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Ed Hawkings | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Helen Ferguson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Laura Greene | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Simon Anslow | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jenny Downes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Linda Brooks | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stuart Chaplin | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jackie Chawner Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2013 · until 2029 |
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