Ocklynge Junior School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Eastbourne (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).Ocklynge Junior School is a primary school located in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 7 to 11 and currently has 741 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 840. It is part of the SOUTH DOWNS LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Paul Reilly.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- 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.- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 144954
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Constituency
- Eastbourne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (1 confirmed, 1 (likely)).
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 Alex White (likely) | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Alex White (likely) Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs jennie Mathew | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr John Piercy | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Reverend David Harrigan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Hills | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alan Hebben-Wadey | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Alina Ingham | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Paul Reilly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Mrs Jennie Mathew Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Woodward Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr John Piercy Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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