St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich
Voluntary aided primary school in Ipswich (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
St Johns is a church school with God at its centre. We are a happy and friendly school. The purpose of this website is to give you an indication of what we are able to offer you and your child and hopefully capture a sense of our school and the values which underpin all we seek to achieve.
We are very proud of the achievements of all those who form part of our learning community and the way children, parents, staff and governors work together. Starting school is often a young child's first steps away from the family environment and we are very aware of the responsibility of our task.
At St John's we want to work closely with all our parents so that together we can provide the best possible environment and resources for all children to succeed.
We believe that every child has their own skills and talents and we want to nurture these so that each child grows into a confident, happy individual who knows what they want to achieve and how they can use a good education to support them.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- PE Sport
- Digging Deeper
- International Schools Award
- Clubs Music Tuition
- School Renovation Fund
- Letters and Sounds
- Little Wandle
- Maths Mastery
- Oxford Reading Tree
- Power of Reading
- Talk for Writing
- White Rose Maths
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
- 124781
- 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
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Ipswich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (12 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Governors
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jill Sandvig | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Gareth Jooste | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Damon Kerr | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Katie Banks | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Anna Kelman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Heather Sheehan | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Stefanie Thorne | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Hellen Namuyiga | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Roger Clark | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Sam Froud | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Philippa Coleman | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Anthony Turner | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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