Community Links
The school is an integral part of Stratford St Mary village and the wider community.
St Mary’s church, about half a mile from the school, is regularly visited by the children. Likewise Reverend Paul from the parish is a regular visitor in school, conducting assemblies and spending time with the children.
Next to the church, is Hall Farm. The children make visits to the farm, to walk around the various trails, see the animals during lambing time and to sing carols to their visitors at Christmas time.
Our school is a ‘Friend of Ipswich Town’, linking the school with one of our local football teams.
Premier Sport are regular visitors to our school, providing specialist coaching, after school clubs and also ‘Enrichment Days’.
On our doorstep, about eight miles from the school is the Suffolk Ski Centre. Here our older children are given the opportunity to learn to ski on the three slopes.
Players in the hot seat
The children interview players from Ipswich Town Football Club.
New playground opens
The children attend the offical opening of the new play equipment at the Institute Field.
Fireworks fun
Crowds enjoy the amazing community fireworks display.
Magna games
The Village Life Magna Games Endurance Challenge finishes with a splash.
Community News
Gleaming Gold
Kingfishers Class received their Gold Wild Challenge Award. The children were very proud of their award and have worked very hard to achieve it. Kingfishers Class have made a considerable contribution to the welfare of the environment and wildlife in their local year....
Silver Success
The JRSOs attended the annual Junior Road Safety Awards Event at Endeavour House in Ipswich. The JRSOs met the Councillor, the cabinet member for Highways and Transport, listened to presentations from other JRSOs and participated in a question and answer session. The...
Father’s Day Lunch
Thursday 14th June, saw over 40 dads, grandads and male representatives join us for Father's Day lunch. Rachel and Georgina cooked a delicious roast beef meal, followed by apple crumble and custard. It was lovely to see so many of you join us; the children certainly...
Stranger Danger
Denise, the PCSO, came to speak to the Kingfishers about Strangers. They learnt that a stranger is somebody we do not know or trust. They also learnt that they should never go anywhere with a stranger, never take anything from a stranger, never go in a strangers...
Walk To School Week
This week, the children and parents have been participating in 'Walk to School Week'. The JRSO's challenged everyone in our school to walk every day during Walk to School Week so we could have a car free zone in Strickmere. Staff provided a 'Walking Bus' from both...
Owls’ Drowning Prevention Training
On Wednesday 9th May, two lifeguards from Hadleigh pool came to deliver a Drowning Prevention training session to the Owls class. The children were taught what the different flags that you see on the beach meant, and practised spotting dangers in various locations....