Billingshurst Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Billingshurst (West 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
Billingshurst Primary Academy is a academy located in Billingshurst, West Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. The Headteacher is Marion Ley.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Climbing
- Cricket
- Drama
- Karate
- Music
- Netball
- Stem
- Forest School
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
7 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Music MarkMusic
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 150705
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Horsham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (13 current, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Waters Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oliver Porter | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Hilliard | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebecca Twomey | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Rex Nye | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Anna Evans | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Deborah Rees | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Bertwistle | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Philip Bellas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Emily Cogram | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Marion Ley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Annette Calver | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sue Samson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sarah Dearnley Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Dr Melissa Galea-Holmes Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Yvette Rowe Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| David Lowe Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Richard Runalls Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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