Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Tunbridge Wells (Kent).
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).Rusthall St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 111 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 150. It is part of the INSPIRE ACADEMY MOVEMENT TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Lyndsay Smurthwaite.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Dance
- Debating
- Football
- Music
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 151115
- 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
- Kent
- Constituency
- Tunbridge Wells
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2024
Governing body (6 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Griffiths Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Nicola Barker | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jill Lugg | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Ronald Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sandra Sheldrake | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Lyndsay Smurthwaite | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Jude Johnson | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Mr Dereck Walker Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Richard Mackintosh Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Suzie Toombs Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · 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