Bildeston and Whatfield Federation

Welcome to Bildeston and Whatfield Federation. We are very proud of our two federated schools which are within 3.6 miles of each other and collectively work to give children on both sites the best education we can.

The two schools have quite distinct personalities, Whatfield is our smaller school with a planned admission number of 8 children and the current number on roll is 45 taught in three classes. We have access to a beautiful outdoor space including a forest area and have just finished renovating the library. The children join daily for collective worship and we have close ties to the local church, St Margaret’s. Mrs Clarke, our head of school would be delighted to welcome you for a tour if you would like to come and visit. Our children are thoughtful and caring and school is like an extended family. At Bildeston we have 117 children currently enrolled in 5 classes with a planned admission number of 20 for each year group. We have recently undergone an OFSTED inspection and the first two sentences sums up the school well, ‘Pupils love school. They feel cared for as