Stour Valley Community School
Free schools secondary school in Sudbury (Suffolk).
Location
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Enrichment
18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Coding
- Cricket
- Dance
- Dodgeball
- Drama
- Football
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Textiles
and 2 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
Key facts
- URN
- 136757
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (7 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nicholas Vosper | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Stanley Paul Mendes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Lucie Kneller | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Heather Lander | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2025 | |
| Mrs Alison Folwell | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Tyson Bedwell | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Rachel Kelly | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Marcus Rackowe Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Stanbury-Jones Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Emma Gower Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ruth Townsend Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · 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