Quiet corner
The Wellbeing Room
A warm, calm space — different from any classroom — where children come to regulate, talk, draw or just sit. Mrs Halfpenny, our wellbeing coordinator, is here.
Who we are
Our school.
“I want it all for our children.” — Mrs Naomi Doble, our Headteacher.
A welcome from our Headteacher
“I want it all for our children.”
I joined as Headteacher at Swiss Gardens in September 2024. I have been working in education for over twenty years — in schools across Brighton, Southwick and Worthing — and I grew up very close by. I'm extremely passionate about the educational opportunities offered to children in this area.
Professionally, my vision for education is clear: I want it all for our children. Every decision I make is with the children at the centre of everything we do — with heart and rigour in equal measure. Alongside governors and my leadership team, I strive to create a school based on shared values of kindness, respect, and dreaming big.
Mrs Naomi Doble · Headteacher
More about Swiss Gardens
Three places to go from here.
The rest of the Our school world, on three sub-pages — meet the team, learn the school's story, or check the practical details.
Our people
Meet the team.
Mrs Doble and the leadership team, every class teacher, our safeguarding lead, and our governing board of eleven — names, faces and the roles each plays.
Leadership · Teaching staff · Safeguarding · Governors · Ambassadors
Meet the team →About Swiss Gardens
Our story, our place.
Where we sit in Shoreham-by-Sea and how we got here. The 1838 pleasure garden that gave us our name, today's school in context, and our place on the safer-streets map.
History · The area · Shoreham-by-Sea · School Streets
Read our story →Key info for parents
The practical details.
The bits parents check: when the school day starts and ends, how to report a safeguarding concern, lunches, charging, medical, premiums and extended services.
School day · Safeguarding · Lunches · Premiums · Charging · Medical · Policies
Browse key info →Want to work with us? See current vacancies on our Work for us page.
The places we love
Four signature spaces.
Four places anchor the school's life: our library, our nature garden, our field, and the small room where children come to feel calm.
Inside the school
The Caughlin Library
Named after Lawrence Caughlin, the Headteacher who led the project, and opened by Julia Donaldson. A bright, welcoming room where the whole school comes to read.
Read about the Library →
Front of school
Mary's Garden
A hidden gem of a nature area — wildflowers, ponds, apple trees, bug nooks and crannies. Funded by the school and PTA. A place to read; a place for nature clubs.
Named for the nursery rhyme — “Mary, Mary, quite contrary, how does your garden grow?” Read about Mary's Garden →
Behind the school
The Meads
Our green play space — pupils-only during the school day, sports and after-school clubs beyond. Fenced and overlooked by grand trees. Next to the allotments and a community park.
Read about The Meads →
Our children also help look after the school and the planet. Read about our eco team and our Gold award on the Eco page.
Our values
Four words we live by
Friendship
We look out for each other — in the classroom, the playground, and beyond.
Respect
We listen, we include, and we celebrate what makes each of us different.
Excellence
We work hard, take pride in our work, and aim a little higher every day.
Enjoyment
Learning sticks when it’s joyful — we build lessons that make children light up.
Our story in numbers
Where we are, and what we're rated.
A few headline numbers, with where each comes from, plus our most recent Ofsted inspection.
324
children on roll across 13 classes, Reception to Year 6 (school office, October 2026).
48
people in our team, from teachers and teaching assistants to the office, site and library (Our people, November 2026).
94.4%
average attendance across the school in 2024–25 (Department for Education).
94%
of parents would recommend us to another parent (Ofsted Parent View, 2022–23, 115 responses).
20%
of children have SEND: 58 at SEN support and 9 with an EHCP (October 2026).
13%
of children eligible for the Pupil Premium (Pupil Premium statement, 2025).
Most recent Ofsted inspection: 16–17 May 2023. Overall Good; Behaviour & Attitudes Outstanding. Read the full report on the Ofsted website →
Year 6 KS2 results: see the full table on Key info →
Come and see for yourself.
The best way to feel Swiss Gardens is to be here. Contact the school office to arrange a visit at a time that suits you.