Heene CofE Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Worthing (West Sussex).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Heene CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Worthing, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 395 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the DIOCESE of CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Laura Turner.
Key facts
- URN
- 149713
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (9 current, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Barnard-Langston | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomanul Ali | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Boxall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Sean Barwell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Laura Turner | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Valerie Clay | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Victoria Stevens | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Joanna Saunders Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Hayley Edmondson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Paul Taylor Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Karen Stant Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · 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