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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

St Mary's CofE Academy Stotfold

Academy converter primary school in Hitchin (Central Bedfordshire).

KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.5%
▲ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.2
▲ 4.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
17.5%
▼ 7pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
297 / 300 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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

He enjoys listening to the children read, loves being stroked and likes to have a stroll around the school grounds and sometimes helping out at SMASH club. Alfie will listen to all the children at St Marys read, he also helps some of the teachers with some topics in class.

Alfie chooses his Star of the Week - this person will get an Alfie dojo, their photo taken and a bookmark to keep!! They will also appear in the weekly newsletter !

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Athletics
  • Choir
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gymnastics
  • Lego
  • Netball
  • Stem
  • Tennis

Key facts

URN
138022
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
5 to 9
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (14 current, 5 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

16 governors are linked to a profile (13 confirmed, 3 (likely)).

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

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Bryony Woods Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Marc Lewis Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Louise Rachel Sahlke Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Venerable Charles Hudson HudsonMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2023
Mrs Heather Almond Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Phillip William Jarman Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Sue Steptoe (likely)TrusteeTrust boardNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2022 · until 2030
Mrs Louise Cavanagh Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2020 · until 2028
Revd William Thomas Britt Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2015
Miss Sam Bishop (likely)Accounting OfficerTrust officersince 2014
Mr Robert James Thornley Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2012 · until 2028
Mrs Deborah Flanagan Confirmed same personChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2012
Mr John Street Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAny additional members appointed by the members of the academy trustsince 2012
Mr Robert James Thornley Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAny additional members appointed by the members of the academy trustsince 2012
Mr Sebastian Rowland Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Mrs Liz Anderson (likely) FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Joan Welch Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2018 · term ended 2026
Mrs Deborah Flanagan Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2016 · term ended 2026
Mrs Anna Louise Matthews Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2016 · 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