St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey
Academy converter primary school in Colchester (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 Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy, Marks Tey is a Church of England primary school located in Colchester, Essex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 125 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 210. It is part of the CANONIUM LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Keith Birbeck.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Netball
- Stem
- Forest School
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Stephen Lawrence AwardRecognised award
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 149970
- Type
- Academy converter
- 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
- Witham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Moakes-Cooke | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Malcolm Bailey Confirmed same person Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jo Perkins | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Martin Hawrylak | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Keith Birbeck | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Sally Czezowska-Savill | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| William Roy Aylett | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Karen Litterick | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Claire Edwards | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Susan Moakes-Cooke Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | 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