Grace Cook Primary School
Free schools primary school in Stowmarket (Suffolk).
KS2 RWM expected
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not published
Reading expected
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not published
Maths expected
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not published
Writing expected
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not published
Attendance rate
95.1%
▲ 0.3pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.1
▲ 0.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
9.9%
▼ 15pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
75%
203 / 270 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
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).Grace Cook Primary School is a primary school located in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 182 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 270. It is part of the ORWELL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Lisa Mayes.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
Key facts
- URN
- 149067
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2022
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Helen Leeks | Chair of Local Governing Body | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Hawes | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Tom Smith | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lisa Mayes | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Jemma Bean | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Jonathan Steed | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
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