Stoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Nr Colchester (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
Stoke by Nayland CofE Primary School and Nursery 'May the God of peace, ...that great Shepherd of sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will' Hebrews 13:20-21 'May the God of peace,... that great Shepherd of sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will.' Hebrews 13:20-21
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Computing
- Dance
- Debating
- Eco Club
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Lego
- Rugby
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
- Forest School
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 144553
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- South Suffolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Jane Addis Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Will Akast | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Helen Whyte | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Fiona Byrne | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Karen Harman | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Kelly McGrath | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Rev Stephane Javelle | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Miss Stephanie Moore Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr William Akast Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · 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