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Parents & Carers

“Parents are very positive about the school. Pupils enjoy attending this friendly, community school. Expectations for how pupils should behave are high. Pupils are very polite and considerate. They treat others with kindness.”


Ofsted 2023

Sport

Pupils regularly participate in sporting events and compete with other schools in Suffolk.

A Growth Mindset

Confidence, resilience, independence and perseverance. An integral part of our learning and school life.

Our Vision

Read about our vision for the school and how we will achieve it.

Foxes, Badgers, Hedgehogs & Otters

Find out about our house groups and the scores on the leaderboard.

A Creative Curriculum

Discover themes that the children are exploring through curriculum subjects.

Our Caring Ethos

“Pupils thrive in a warm and welcoming environment. Pupils are happy and well cared for. The have excellent relationships with the adults. They enjoy helping each other.”

Ofsted 2023

Green Flag Award

We’ve achieved the Eco-Schools highest standard, the Green Flag.

Our Results

See how our results compare to other schools locally and nationally.

Reading

“The school has ensured that pupils benefit from effective teaching that helps them learn to read…pupils learn to read confidently and fluently.”


Ofsted 2023

Our Awards

We are very proud of the awards and recognition that our school has gained.

Take a Look Around

Use our interactive map to see the spaces and facilities we have at our school.

Learning Without Limits

Stratford St Mary Primary School is a small village primary, set in approximately three acres of land and situated in the heart of the village.  We sit in the Stratford Vale (AONB), on the edge of the Suffolk/Essex border, just off the A12.

We are proud of our little school, our children and our links to the local community. We are committed to enabling every child to ‘Learn without Limits.’ Come and visit us!

At Stratford St Mary Primary School, we take safeguarding very seriously. If you have any concerns about a child in school, please contact the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead who is Mrs Karen Bilner (also PREVENT lead) or the Alternative Designated Officers who are Miss Rachelle Jones and Mrs Anna Marshall. The Designated Safeguarding Governor is Allie Manley.

If you need any further information, would like a paper copy of any of the information on the website or would like to view our school, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Karen Bilner   –  Headteacher.

Stratford St Mary Primary School is a small village primary, set in approximately three acres of land and situated in the heart of the village.  We sit in the Stratford Vale (AONB), on the edge of the Suffolk/Essex border, just off the A12.

We are proud of our little school, our children and our links to the local community. We are committed to enabling every child to ‘Learn without Limits.’ Come and visit us!

At Stratford St Mary Primary School, we take safeguarding very seriously. If you have any concerns about a child in school, please contact the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead who is Mrs Karen Bilner (also PREVENT lead) or the Alternative Designated Officer who is Miss Rachelle Jones. The Designated Safeguarding Governor is Mrs Allie Manley.

If you need any further information, would like a paper copy of any of the information on the website or would like to view our school, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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Karen Bilner   –  Headteacher.

About Our School

Stratford St Mary is a village located in Suffolk, close to the Essex border with excellent transport links to both Colchester and Ipswich, due to the close proximity of the A12.

Our primary school is in the heart of the village. We educate approximately 90 pupils aged 4-11 and there is an independent pre-school based on site. We are a family orientated, caring school providing an excellent and enjoyable education which enables all children to achieve their full potential.

School News

Dynamic Dodgeballers!

Dynamic Dodgeballers!

Monday 23rd January saw 5 Owls compete in a dodgeball competition at Inspire Suffolk.  They played several games against other schools and won some, drew some and lost some.  All the children displayed great skill and determination as well as good team spirit - they...

Ten Pin Fun

Ten Pin Fun

On Friday 27th January 2017, 6 Owls took part in a Ten Pin Bowling Festival.  They joined other schools at the event which was held at Martlesham.  They played 2 games; their scores were added up to make a 'team total'; our children came 5th out of 11 schools.  Thank...

Swans Assembly

Swans Assembly

Friday 20th January saw the first class assembly of 2017.  Swans class shared some of their work and this included their Vex models, newspaper articles on Howard Carter and Ancient Egypt, homework which was based on the Rock n Roll pantomime, their thoughts and...

Young Voices at the 02

Young Voices at the 02

On Thursday, Mrs Marshall and Mrs Bilner (and several parents) accompanied 17 children to the O2 in London.  Since September, these children had been learning several songs; the finale of which was joining 7,500 other school children in a massive choir concert. The...

Parking Patrol

Parking Patrol

On Wednesday 18th January the JRSO's and Denise the Community Police Officer observed the parking outside the school gates at the end of the school day. The JRSO's were making sure drivers had parked safely and correctly. With support from Denise,  the JRSO's looked...

Vex Club

Vex Club

On Wednesday evening a group of Swans started a Vex club. Over the next few weeks, they will build a Vex 'model' which can then be programmed to perform different tasks. We hope in the future to compete with other schools in a Vex robot competition. We will keep you...

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