King's Ford Infant School and Nursery
Community primary school in Colchester (Essex).
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
We are committed to working together to provide a safe , caring , friendly learning community to ensure that all children can achieve and develop the skills of resilience to approach their learning journey in school and beyond. We support the individual child to do their best, respect others and their cultures as well as taking pride in everything they do.
This is underpinned by our SCARF values, Caring, Safety, Achievement, Resilience and Friendship . These values underpin our King's Ford Code and are reflected in the way that we interact with each other in and around our school: We achieve this by creating a calm and stable learning environment which takes into account our pupils' backgrounds, our culture and local area.
We build on these factors to ensure that we have a therapeutic approach to supporting our pupils rooted in supporting the well-being of all to ensure our pupils are healthy and ready to learn. We create an environment that is engaging and stimulating and promotes thinking, challenge and reflection.
We ensure that our pupils have access to a range of opportunities that help to broaden their experiences and encourage future aspirations.
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.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Multi-Sports
- Music
- Swimming
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Woodland TrustRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 114717
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Colchester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (5 current, 9 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bruce Tuxford | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Michael Clark Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Melanie Atwell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Emmie Casey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Bruce Tuxford | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Charlotte Clarke | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Devon Thompson Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Thomas Lamerton-Reece Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Ope Lawal Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Georgina Tuttle Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Christopher Ing Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rachel Saunders Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Bruce Tuxford Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Bruce Tuxford Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | 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