Wood Ley Community Primary School
Community primary school in Stowmarket (Suffolk).
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
At Wood Ley Community Primary School we empower every individual to aim high and reach further. Together, we are an enthusiastic and dedicated professional team who are committed to giving every child the best introduction to their education.
We work in partnership with our community to help each person develop the skills needed to face their future and to help them become responsible citizens. We strive to promote a learning partnership for all, involving a whole school approach. This involves all staff, parents/carers and governors working for the needs of the children. We have 6 school values.
They underpin all that we do. Each half term we promote one of the values through assemblies, classroom lessons and in personal, social and health education lessons. At the end of each half term teachers nominate a member of their class who has demonstrated a good understanding of the value.
We celebrate their success in an end of term assembly and the children are rewarded with a golden ticket prize.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
23 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Badminton
- Book Club
- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Cooking
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Mindfulness
- Music
and 7 more
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 124680
- 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
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Wager | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Geraldine Tierney | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Paul Ekpenyong | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Grant Skinner | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Penny Stevens | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr James Hunt | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr John Carey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Carolyn Trussell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr James Grocott | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Jasmine Kay | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sandra Renwick | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Martin Cobbold Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · 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