St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Chelmsford (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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Chelmsford, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 62 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 98. It is part of the BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Theresa Walker.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Religious Education
- Anna Freud Centre
- Bug Club
- Forest School
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy Eating AwardRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 147878
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Maldon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2020
Governing body (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robin Taverner Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rhian McLeod | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Leanne Matthews | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Reverend Jacqui King | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2025 · until 2035 |
| Ms Emma Wells | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Headteacher Theresa Walker | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Heather Faulkner Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Leanne Matthews Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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