Orchards Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Worthing (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
We are delighted to welcome you and your child to Orchards Junior School! The best chance to visit our school and see what we can offer is during our open evening, but if you are unable to attend we would be delighted to show you the school at a more convenient time.
This will provide a chance to meet the staff, explore the opportunities for your child and discover what makes our pupils SPARKLE. Please speak to Front Office on 01903 520202 or email us at: There are several distinctive features about the school but the overwhelming feature, which is commented upon frequently, is the warmth of welcome and friendliness.
We are a large school but pride ourselves upon the commitment we make to ensure that every child is given the opportunity to fulfill their potential by staff who understand them as individuals.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Wrap-around Care
- Residentials
- Arbor
- Class Dojo
- Vimeo
- Youtube
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Active MarkRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 142381
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2015
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.12 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 Amy Slade Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Neale Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Neale Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rob Joseph Staggs Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr Charlie Yanez Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Justin Hall Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Daniel Humphreys Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Debra Wilkinson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Baker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Grant Christie Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Paul Jones Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Terry Rollings Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amy Slade Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Nash Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2019 · 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