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About

Welcome to grow in faith, grow in our learning and grow our future world Through the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:1-20), we aim to teach children that if they have good 'soil', where they hear the message of God and live it in their lives, they will be able to grow and flourish, equipped for their future world.

To inspire life long learners; guided by the example of Jesus We inspire the children to become life-long learners; to serve the community, to care for the environment and to be curious about the wider world.

Through our Christian values, we champion diversity and inclusivity to ensure all children have the opportunity to grow and become confident citizens equipped for the ever-changing world. To enable us to succeed in our vision, we have three core values that move from the individual, to the school and to the world.

We teach the Christian values through these overarching values to ensure all children reach their potential and are prepared to make a difference to their world.

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

Enrichment

6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Dance
  • Dodgeball
  • Football
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis
  • Read Write Inc (RWI)

Awards

2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Eco SchoolsEnvironment
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
124689
Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Suffolk
Constituency
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Setting
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Governing body (8 current, 5 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Julie SurridgeChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Revd Cathy BladenGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Louise ScottGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Miss Sally GarlandGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Cris RoseGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Claire WalkerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sandra AtwellGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Steven Talbot-HadleyGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Ms Stephany Hunter FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Ms Beth Cartwright FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2024 · term ended 2026
Dawn Pipe FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mr Kevin O'Connell FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · term ended 2026
Mr Theo Morris FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2021 · 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