Northlands Wood Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Haywards Heath (West Sussex).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Northlands Wood Primary Academy is a primary school located in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 414 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the SUSSEX LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Mark Sears.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 144453
- 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
- Mid Sussex
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (12 current, 7 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Bromage-Hughes | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Stevens Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Catherine Edgell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Jeremy Way | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Ms Sarah Bateson | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kayleigh Axford | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Jessica Hornsby | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Andrea Barrett | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Miss Jennifer Vine | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Newton | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Lauren Brown | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Marianne Hutton | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Megan Downham | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Simpson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Lisa Hother Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Adam Bromage-Hughes Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Stevens Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Catherine Edgell Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Mark Sears Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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