The start of the new-year is the middle of the year for schools. Our pupils have sat their mock exams and are heading very quickly towards their final exams. These are crucial months for our young people and they need as much support as we can give them.

Being a very small Christian School in not so rural Essex means we live with being unusual. Indeed we have been subject, as other school have, to a raft of changes and new requirements. As we pick through the minutia of new initiatives and find ourselves being the bulwark of government remedies to society’s problems, we also remember that we have the privilege of working with children; being part of their lives, having fun and creating memories. I hope there is still room for us odd balls in this task.

Our open day has been and gone and we would still love to meet new families who would like to join our wonderful community and participate in our enterprise to educate children. We have a new sign but it is surprising how people still don’t know we are here.

We are a school educating children from 3 to 16. Our nursery is small and accepts nursery vouchers. It is part of a wider school where children study the full curriculum up to GCSE. Our foundation is the community which is gathered around the Christian ethos and values of the school leaders. We are not a church school and being a Christian is not an entry requirement. We really do want to serve and bless our community through education and the nurturing of children in an inclusive, intentional Christian environment.

The Christian School (Takeley) is closed and went into Liquidation on 23 July 2024. Should you have any enquiries regarding the Liquidation, please contact the Liquidators: Crowe U.K LLP, 4 Mount Ephraim Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 1EE