Great Ellingham Primary School
Community primary school in Attleborough (Norfolk).
Location
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Great Ellingham Primary School is a happy, village school with very high standards of behaviour. Situated in the popular village of Great Ellingham, our school is a community primary school catering for children from 4 to 11 years. There are approximately 180 children who live in and around Great Ellingham that attend the school.
Our staff believe passionately in the value of learning and work with our pupils to ensure they achieve their potential. We teach children between the ages of 4 and 11 in six classes. The strong nurturing atmosphere of our school was demonstrated during our last Ofsted visit when one child said to the inspector that, "We are all different, but all one family."
We are a friendly school with polite children who enjoy coming to school. Our Year 6 pupils work hard to ensure the younger children are happy and children from throughout the school represent their classes on the school council. Other children work as House Captains, Librarians and Play Equipment Monitors.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 120812
- 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
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jonathan Davis | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Heather Musk Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hayley Cushing | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Helen Ives | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Heather Musk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Owen Mosse | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Smith | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Stuart Ives | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Kayleigh Blake | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Charles McIlwhan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Headteacher Julie Dekker | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Jeffery | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Stuart Grant | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Denise Walker Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · 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