St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Gillingham (Dorset).
Location
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Here at St Marys , children, parents, staff and governors have enthusiastically worked to develop this exciting and rewarding community. We are very proud of the success we have achieved. We look forward to your involvement in making this the community you want for your child.
We understand that children learn best when they are happy and secure and so we create a supportive, safe and stimulating learning environment. We believe in working in partnership with you, as your child's first educators, to achieve the very best for your child. We believe this is their school and their voice is the most important one here!
We aim to provide a broad and rich curriculum so that every learner is inspired whatever their strengths. Learning should be fun and achieved through real experiences that have meaning for the children, this is the reason, for example, we place emphasis on the use of the outdoor classroom.
Motivated in such a way children can achieve excellent standards, meeting our high expectations of them.
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.- Cornerstones Curriculum
Key facts
- URN
- 147145
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Brooks | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Emma Board | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Matthew Barge | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Jenny Williamson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Mrs Victoria Crofts | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Coralie Sanders | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
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