Downview Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Bognor Regis (West Sussex).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Downview Primary School is a primary school located in Bognor Regis, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 597 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 630. It is part of the DOWNVIEW TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Emma Purkis.
Key facts
- URN
- 140048
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- 2013
Governing body (8 current, 3 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
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Claire Youdell Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Charlton Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sarah Hepworth Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Faye Hawkins Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Penelope Trent Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Michael Jones Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Clive Hawkins Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Emma Jane Purkis Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Georgia Harmsworth Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Ali O Boyle Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Molly Mitchell Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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