Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Voluntary controlled primary school in Beccles (Suffolk).
Location
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Worlingham is a Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School with a delegated budget for children aged 4-11 years. Reception children are admitted at the beginning of the school year in which they become 5. Our newly refurbished site offers a wealth of indoor learning spaces including a Discovery room, Music room, Sports hall and large exhibition spaces.
We have a variety of outdoor playing spaces, both grass, hard surfaced and apparatus. Outside organisations utilise the school hall and sports hall for community functions eg. Julie Ash School of Dance, W.I., Slimming World, Yoga and Worlingham Parish Council. If you have any queries or would like further information on any matter, please do not hesitate to
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 124748
- 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
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martyn Fitt | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Robyn Pearce | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Neil Miller | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Mr Martyn Fitt | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Karen Hall | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Revd Dimitri Theulings | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Hurren | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Holly Marchand | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2032 |
| Ms Jillian Sutton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Peter Hobbs | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Stephanie Holbrough | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matt Bodmer | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2013 · until 2028 |
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