Sutton St James Community Primary School
Community primary school in Spalding (Lincolnshire).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Welcome Welcome to Sutton St James Community Primary School. At Sutton St James School, we recognise that your child's education is very important and special.
Strong emphasis is placed on developing Maths and English skills but we also pride ourselves on our exciting curriculum ensuring that children develop a love of learning, their talents are fully developed and individual needs are met. It is very important to us to develop the 'whole child' not just the academic within.
Read More Calendar Dates Swimming - Wrens & Swans 26th February 2026 Parents Evening 2nd March 2026 Westend in Schools Workshops 3rd March 2026 Read More Newsletters Weekly Update 11.07.25 23rd September 2025 Weekly Update 27.06.25 23rd September 2025 Weekly Update 20.06.25 23rd September 2025 Read More Welcome Welcome to Sutton St James Community Primary School.
Read More Welcome to Sutton St James Community Primary School.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Cooking
- Gardening
- Music
- Swimming
- Jolly Phonics
- Letters and Sounds
- Read Write Inc (RWI)
- White Rose Maths
Key facts
- URN
- 120420
- 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
- Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- South Holland and The Deepings
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Vicki Newton | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Stubley | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanne Buckle | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Laura Newton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Lloyd Wyllie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Arnie Hensby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Claire Willows | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mrs Alison Whittaker Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Stephen Haynes Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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