Kelvedon St Mary's Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Colchester (Essex).
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
As the founding member of Canonium Learning Trust , Kelvedon St Mary's is restless in its pursuit to achieve our shared purpose - to give every child the very best education possible.
We are unapologetic for our relentless focus on building positive relationships, establishing effective habits of learning and creating enabling environments as we know these to be critical to achieving excellent outcomes for all children. At Kelvedon St Mary's we are not afraid to dream big. Our vision is to inspire wisdom and possibilities.
It has been carefully chosen to reflect our commitment to enabling every child to gain the experience, knowledge and good judgement required to add value and thrive in our evolving world and society. Our curriculum is well-planned but with a fearless flexibility so that children and adults alike can flourish and make the most of every opportunity that comes our way.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Multisports
- Music
- Netball
- Stem
- Accelerated Reader
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139360
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Witham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Monica Helen Rogers Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2031 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Dickason | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Michaela Bacon | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Musole Gurnett | Local Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Smith | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| India Jayatillake | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Reverend Simon Frederick Garwood Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
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