Orchards Infant 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).Orchards Infant School is a primary school located in Worthing, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 7 and currently has 272 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 412. It is part of the SPARKLE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Dr Paul Jones.
Key facts
- URN
- 150365
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- 2024
Governing body (10 current, 5 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 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 Amy Slade Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Neale Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter Neale Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Mr Rob Joseph Staggs Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2031 |
| Mr Charlie Yanez Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Simon Justin Hall Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Debra Wilkinson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Sarah Baker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Grant Christie Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Dr Paul Jones Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Humphreys Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Terry Rollings Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Amy Slade Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ian Chilvers Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Ian Nash Confirmed same person Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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