Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Bures (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
Welcome to our school. We are a small rural primary school. We take children from the ages of four to eleven and serve Bures and surrounding villages, although we welcome applications from families from the wider community.
Through the caring attitude of the staff and through close co-operation between parents and teachers we have created a learning environment, which is secure, happy, friendly and stimulating.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Computing
- Cooking
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Music
- Rugby
- Tennis
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Food for LifeRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 124692
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (6 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Timothy Fairbairn | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Harrington | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Christopher Gallier-Trigg | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ross McCrory | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Michaela Harris | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Rev Daniel Whiffin | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2022 |
| Mr Leighton Hammett Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Simon Knight Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Heather Whittle Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Thompson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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