Great Bardfield Primary School
Community primary school in Braintree (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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).At Great Bardfield Primary School, kindness and compassion are central to everything we do. We nurture the minds and hearts of all our children, encouraging them to become resilient and successful individuals. Through our teaching and guidance, we help them to be the best they can be, enabling them to make a positive contribution to the local community and the wider world.
At Great Bardfield, we are dedicated to promoting the holistic development of our children, nurturing their emotional, intellectual, social, physical, and behavioural growth.
Our goal is to deliver an outstanding education for every child, offering a broad and balanced curriculum that empowers them to acquire and retain essential skills, preparing them for the next stage of their educational journey.
We aspire to inspire our children to become well-rounded, respectful, and engaged members of society, equipped with the skills, values, and confidence necessary to flourish in a constantly evolving world. All that we do at Great Bardfield Primary School is underpinned by our three core values of Courage , Compassion and Community .
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 114835
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (15 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jane Tillotson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Penny Lazell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lauren Fitt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Julia Collins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Johanna Goldsmith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Kathy King | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sarah Boon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Nicola Moore | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sara Harrison | Governance Professional - Local Authority Maintained SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mr Daniel Humphreys | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jan Hitchock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Janet Dyson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Lowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Christopher Barr | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Liz Crow | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Kenneth Cooper Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · 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