{"id":35216,"date":"2026-09-17T14:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-sussex\/?p=35216"},"modified":"2026-09-17T14:51:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:51:01","slug":"horsham-school-welcomes-new-headteacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/west-sussex\/horsham-school-welcomes-new-headteacher\/","title":{"rendered":"Horsham School Welcomes New Headteacher"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35216\" class=\"elementor elementor-35216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a35c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1a35c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b06214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b06214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>A school in Horsham, West Sussex has welcomed a new headteacher.\u00a0<\/h5><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Andy Burbidge, formerly Headteacher of Banstead Infant School, has now joined as Headteacher of Kilnwood Vale Primary School, also part of the GLF Schools Academy Trust.<br \/><br \/>Andy&#8217;s connection to the local area runs deep. He joined Banstead Infant School in 2013 as Assistant Headteacher and Year 2 class teacher, became Headteacher in 2018, and has spent the years steadily developing the school while staying anchored to its values and sense of community.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Two achievements stand out: launching the Banstead Acorns Breakfast and Afterschool Club in 2023, and introducing blended nursery provision for two- to four-year-olds, both of which have made a real difference to families.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>More recently, he has also spent a term as acting Headteacher at Salfords Primary School.<br \/><br \/>He commented: \u201cI\u2019m delighted to have joined Kilnwood Vale Primary School.\u201d <br \/><br \/>\u201cMy time at Banstead Infant School has given me a real connection to the community and I\u2019m pleased to have hit the ground running at Kilnwood.\u201d<\/p><p><br \/>Regional Education Director John Williams commented: &#8220;Andy has made a significant and lasting impact on Banstead Infant School. He will be greatly missed, and we are very confident that he will be a success at Kilnwood Vale.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A school in Horsham, West Sussex has welcomed a new headteacher.\u00a0 \u00a0 Andy Burbidge, formerly Headteacher of Banstead Infant School, has now joined as Headteacher of Kilnwood Vale Primary School, also part of the GLF Schools Academy Trust. Andy&#8217;s connection to the local area runs deep. 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