Inspiring excellence

The Stoke by Nayland Academy Trust (SBNAT) is delighted to announce that the Seckford Foundation, one of Suffolk’s oldest charity foundations, has agreed to join forces to submit an application for an 11 - 16 Free School to open in 2013.

The 400 year old Seckford Foundation has an ongoing commitment to improve young people’s education and outcomes in this region of Suffolk. It has a wealth of experience, including the management of Woodbridge School, Almshouses for the elderly and a small grants programme for local community groups and individuals. It also successfully applied to run two Suffolk based Free Schools, at Saxmundham and Beccles, which will open in September 2012. The proposed school, Stoke by Nayland Free School, will undoubtedly benefit from the Foundation's time and experience.

The vision for the proposed school, which will improve choice for parents and young people, will be greatly enhanced by working with the Foundation.


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UPDATE:
We are pleased to announce that the Stoke by Nayland Free School proposal submitted to the Department for Education has earned us a chance to attend an interview with the Department later this month.  Thank you to all those that have supported the bid so far.

Our bid is in direct competition with other short-listed free school applications.  During the interview we will be asked how demand levels have risen since the proposal was submitted and therefore it is vitally important that all parents who support the need for a Free School in Stoke by Nayland, but haven't yet registered, do so now.  Please complete and submit the form which can be found on this website.  If you feel able to tick 'first choice' please do so as it is only these registrations that count.  This does not commit you to a place just shows you are very interested.

We should hear whether we have been selected to progress to the next phase during the summer months - please keep watching!

Thank you again.

 

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If you have a question about
Stoke by Nayland Free School please get in touch.

Until the school is open, all enquiries should be directed to:
01394 615186 or email enquiries

Stoke by Nayland Free School
c/o The Seckford Foundation
Burkitt Road
Woodbridge
IP12 4JJ