Great Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Sudbury (Suffolk).
Location
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A warm welcome to Great Waldingfield CEVC Primary. I hope that you enjoy visiting our website to find out what life is like at our school. Great Waldingfield is a good school which strives to be outstanding. We have the highest expectations and aspirations for our pupils.
We have a happy and enthusiastic learning community that celebrates achievement and prepares for future success. Our Christian Values, that interleave so much with British Values, underpin life at our school. We take every opportunity to embrace these values of, justice, forgiveness, trust, compassion, responsibility and hope.
Our Curriculum is written to broaden the children's horizons and a love of learning. We make the most of our rural setting but equally we aim to reflect the diversity of the modern world in which we live with visits further afield and through visitors from different cultures and religions.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 124699
- 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
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Stuart | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mark van der Lande Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Co Headteacher Rachel Hutchings | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mr James Snellling | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Stuart | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Paul Clover | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Co Headteacher Sarah Baker | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Jerry Crawford | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Ruth Ridge | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Rev James Ridge | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Rev Faith Marsden | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Mrs Renuka Baldwin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Tina Balaam Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | 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