Lavant Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Chichester (West Sussex).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Lavant Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Chichester, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 108 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 112. It is part of the BISHOP LUFFA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. The school is led by Mr Adrian King.
Key facts
- URN
- 150158
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (13 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 Ann Smith Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Frances Talbot | Local Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Luke Rogers | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kier Sessions | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Revd Laura Darrall | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2024 |
| Mr Jacob Worne | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Tom Baron | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Georgina Blair | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lorraine Whitaker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Caroline Rickard Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Chris Hawker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Ann Smith Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2029 |
| Headteacher Adrian King | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2011 |
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