Grange Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Felixstowe (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
Welcome to the Grange Community Primary School Website As a school we are proud of every member of our school community. Our team of dedicated staff believe that children achieve their best in a safe, secure and happy school community and we work hard to make sure this is the case for our learners every day.
We strongly believe that good relationships within our school community are essential in securing learning success, as such, an effective partnership between home and school will benefit your child's learning; please take every opportunity to engage in school life. Where parents engage, we know that children make better learning progress.
We are committed to providing children with the academic skills and knowledge they will need for a successful future while developing well rounded, caring individuals.
We believe passionately that it is possible and necessary to balance high expectations with kindness, compassion and nurture, so that all members of our community are supported academically, socially and emotionally to go Above and Beyond and to achieve their very best.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
Key facts
- URN
- 146532
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Suffolk Coastal
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (5 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alastair Heath-Robinson Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lynn Norris Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ruth Slater Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Lucy Matthews Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Nicola Johnson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 |
| Mrs Gemma Havord | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mrs Kate Peartree Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Catherine Emma Scott Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Jeremy Farinos Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Corrine Frankliln Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Sophie Steele Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | 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