Bacton Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Stowmarket (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
These schools are part of the John Milton Academy Trust. Click on the school's logo to visit their website. A warm welcome to Bacton Primary School. We hope that you find this website informative and that it helps to give you a sense of what life is like here at our wonderful school.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
Key facts
- URN
- 143359
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Orves | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Adam Hubbard Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Carl Nicholls | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Adam Hubbard | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Robert Cook | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew George Stringer | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Sharon Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Tessa Sait | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Alastair Woodley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Tibbott Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Gillian Orves Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · 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