East Claydon Church of England School
Voluntary aided primary school in East Claydon (Buckinghamshire).
Location
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Children join the School in their Reception Year ie: in the September after their fourth birthday. We take a maximum of 15 children into our Reception class, with some coming from our local villages and others joining us from as far afield as Aylesbury, Buckingham and Milton Keynes.
As we only have a maximum of 15 children per year group, we combine two-year groups into a single class.
We believe that mixed-age classes provide a fantastic opportunity for learning in all year groups and can be used to: By joining East Claydon Church of England School, children benefit from: In line with current requirements of being a VA (voluntary aided) school this is the link to our school's financial benchmarking page.
East Claydon Church of England School - Schools Financial Benchmarking -
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.- Swimming
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 143643
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Richard Webster | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2021 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Wilson | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd David Keboleh | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2026 · until 2033 |
| Mrs Hayley Prudhomme | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kevin Batchelor | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Kiron Wilcox | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Sally Thomson | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Joanne Cannon | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Headteacher Gary Avery | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Mr Nicholas Abrams | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Elvin Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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