Beckers Green Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Braintree (Essex).
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 Beckers Green Primary School. Whether you are a member of our school community or a prospective parent, I hope our website will give you a clear insight into our wonderful and inclusive school.
At Beckers Green we pride ourselves in providing a nurturing environment where the needs of individual children are supported through a topic led, inspiring and creative curriculum. We strive to provide an education that will enable our children to reach their potential and well prepared for a life long journey of learning.
A strong focus on peer and collaborative learning encourages independence and a growth mindset - our children are resilient learners. We understand that children have different interests and indeed strengths and our balanced and varied curriculum meets these needs.
Outdoor learning and PE are given high priority at Beckers Green as well as a focus on mental health and building resilience. All children are encouraged to achieve a high personal standard in their behaviour and work.
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.- Computing
- Cooking
- Football
- Music
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Accelerated Reader
- Numbots
- Outdoor Classroom Day
- Zones of Regulation
- Growth Mindset
- Metacognition
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- School Games Mark GoldSport
Key facts
- URN
- 147816
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Braintree
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (10 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rachel Foster | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alex Shelock | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Matthew Cooper | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Elizabeth Knights | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Vanessa Gigg | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Victoria Powell | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Geoffrey Reeves | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Shane Lake | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Rosie Hatchman | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Claire Smyth | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mr Daniel Humphreys Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Nicola Marr Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr John Styman Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Ravi Thokala Former | Local Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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