Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Academy sponsor led primary school in Colchester (Essex).
Location
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iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Fordham All Saints CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School 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 96 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 115. It is part of the LIFE EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mrs Ceri Daniels.
Key facts
- URN
- 150124
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Essex
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (5 current, 1 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 Dean Jefferys Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Janine Aldis | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Daniel Connellan | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Brenig-Jones | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Rev Francis Blight | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Linda Thorogood Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · 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