Sir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided School
Voluntary aided 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).A cold and snowy return to school as we enter the Spring Term. With the launch of our new houses just before Christmas, we'll be setting new house challenges for all of the children to take part in. The whole school will be taking part in Safer Internet Day; learning about how to stay safe when online.
Our Fearfully and Wonderfully Made day during the first half-term will coincide with Children's Mental Health Week and will focus on promoting positive mental health in all of our pupils.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Climbing
- Cross Country
- Football
- Hockey
- Multisports
- Music
- Netball
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 124774
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 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
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stuart Henderson | Chair of Governors | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Colin Tapscott Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Blackwell | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Liza Pinder | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Nathan Wiffen | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Stuart Henderson | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jade Martin | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Kim Kelway | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Kate Nulty | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Nightingale | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Revd Susan Taylor | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2020 |
| Mrs Laura Dumolo | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Gavin Hailes Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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