Eltham Hill School
Community secondary school in London (Greenwich).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
About Headteacher Welcome Share This Page facebook Share this page on Facebook twitter Tweet this page Email this page Headteacher Welcome at Eltham Hill School we value every student as an individual and are totally committed to enabling them all to experience Excellence, Happiness and Success. To view our 2019 Ofsted report, please see link below.
Eltham Hill School is a highly successful comprehensive girl's school where students enjoy their learning and achieve excellent results. We have a broad, balanced, challenging and creative curriculum that supports students to develop into fully rounded, articulate, knowledgeable and kind young people.
We are proud to be nationally recognised for our work on equalities and take every opportunity to increase students understanding of the world and their confidence to impact on it through our celebrations of diversity and our huge extra-curricular offer that allows our students to develop as public speakers, mentors, ambassadors and leaders.
We have strong support systems in place to help students and their families cope with the challenges of adolescence and to promote wellbeing. Expectations are high and relationships between staff and students are strong, resulting in a calm, happy and productive learning environment.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Debating
- Drama
- Photography
- Stem
- Textiles
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Stephen Lawrence AwardRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Wellbeing Award for SchoolsRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 100182
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Eltham and Chislehurst
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (15 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Butler | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2011 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Jodie Cawte | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Francesca Whymark | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Victoria Griffiths | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Matthew Aldridge | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Lucy Isaiah | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Deborah Dumville | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Vishal Jajodia | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Shipra Ogra | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Horley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Melissa Roskell | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Simon Emmett | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Allison Zionts | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Lisa Townshend | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Erika Podmore | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mr Mike Laing Former | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Yvette Fofah Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Ariane Roberts Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2016 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record