St Paul's Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea (East 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Paul's Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary school located in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 661 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 664. It is part of the DIOCESE of CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Co Headteacher Maria Kiniari Tom Glenn.
Enrichment
26 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Academy Priorities
- Our Academy
- DCAT
- Our Academy Prayer
- Our Academy Song
- Our Church
- Spirituality
- Lettings
- School Council
- Computing
- English - Reading
- English - Writing
- EYFS
- Geography
- History
- Maths
and 10 more
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 143034
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- 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
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piers Claughton | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Eriksson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kayleigh Donahay | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Martin Crick | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Zhigian Huang | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Joshua Barrett | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tom Glenn | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Miss Maria Kiniari | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mr Robert Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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