Ore Village Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Hastings (East Sussex).
KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
78%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
80%
▲ 6pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
73%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
91.7%
▼ 3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.0
▼ 1.7 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
57.7%
▲ 33pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
65%
274 / 420 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).Ore Village Primary Academy is a primary school located in Hastings, East Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 280 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Jo Campbell.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
- Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC)
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 139683
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Julian Van Kan | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Morgan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Holly Kennard | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Ben Newell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Hayley Kinchin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Lynn | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Janet Green | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jolene Morgan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Peters | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Jo Campbell | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Mr James Heafield Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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