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About

We are a vibrant and welcoming rural primary school based in North Essex. With around 90 pupils, our class sizes are small, providing a focused and productive learning environment which can meet the individual needs of all our pupils. Our vision is to engage and inspire through creative teaching.

We aim to ignite a lifelong love of learning as well as equip our children with the skills to enable them to be self-motivated, independent, happy, confident and respectful learners. We aim to create a learning environment where every child is valued, nurtured and challenged through the highest standard of teaching.

Our school is at the heart of our community, and we pride ourselves on working collaboratively and in close partnership with parents and carers, governors and the village community to ensure every child develops the skills they require to be successful, both now as children, and in the future. Go on a virtual tour around our wonderful school.

We have fantastic classrooms, work spaces and outdoor areas. There are climbing frames, an outdoor gym, an all-weather astro court, Peters Pod (wellbeing space), a garden and a sensory area for den building and forest schools.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Computing
  • Music
  • Forest School

Key facts

URN
114970
Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Ages
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Essex
Constituency
Braintree
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (11 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Ann WolstenholmeChair of GovernorsInterim Executive Boardsince 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Andrew Shelley FormerChair of GovernorsElected by parentssince 2018 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Miss Kathy SwainGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Nathan ChristieGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Miss Kristie FlemingGovernorParent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidatessince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Kara LaingGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Clare GillGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Lucy WillingaleGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Tamara LudlowGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Ann WolstenholmeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Robin GriffithsGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Miss Amy ReisGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Miss Kathy Swain FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2021 · term ended 2025

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