Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Thetford (Norfolk).
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
I am delighted to introduce you to our Federation website, which I hope will give you a brief insight into our wonderful schools, our Federation values, pupils and community. Across our Federation our schools are regularly in the top 5th percentile Nationally and improve yearly in outcomes from Nursery to Year 6.
We are fortunate that our space and size allows us to see all of our children as individuals and we believe in nurturing the whole child. We strive to fulfil not just their academic potential but their personal, spiritual, social, moral and cultural development through an exciting and stimulating environment.
We actively encourage pupils to Let your Light Shine and be their best in everything they do. Our broad and balanced curriculum encourages high expectations of our school community and is interesting, active, engaging, challenging and relevant.
It is designed to develop not only each child's full academic potential but also to help them to develop as well-rounded individuals that show care, compassion and respect to everyone in our school, local, national and global community.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 141192
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Joanne Tinson | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Laura Purnell | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Nick Wade | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Amanda Darroch | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Jayne Vertigan | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Richard Turk | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Kim Findlay | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Shannon O'Sullivan | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2030 |
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