St Mary's Church of England Academy
Academy converter primary school in Bury St Edmunds (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
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to St Mary's Church of England Academy. We are a friendly and vibrant primary academy, situated in Mildenhall, Suffolk, and serve children and families from within the school catchment area and beyond.
Our school is part of a wonderful, local community and as a Church of England Academy, we are committed to our ethos rooted in acceptance for all. We are proud of the close supportive links that we have with the church and other faith institutions that represent our community. Everyone in the St Mary's Academy team is welcoming, caring and dedicated to all pupils and families.
We all believe that we can work hard to allow everyone in our school community to thrive and be the best they can be. Our vision is embedded in all that we do and 'in the light of Christ we will shine together'.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Archery
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Cricket
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Rounders
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- School Games MarkSport
Key facts
- URN
- 137419
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2011
Governing body (14 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.13 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Dene Palmer Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Melanie Anderson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Isabella Anderson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Jeanette Hobbs Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Andrew Griggs Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2024 | |
| Mr Julian Bower Campbell Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Joanne Wilcox Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Derek Kuziw Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2023 |
| Mrs Roxanne Rutter Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Roxanne Rutter Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mr Julian Bower Campbell Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 |
| Venerable John Stuart Cox Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2011 |
| St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Academies Umbrella Trust | MemberTrust members | Original (signatory) members | since 2011 |
| Venerable John Cox Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2011 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lauren Nightingale-Roffe Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Luke Hamill Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Oliver Pryke Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 · 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