St Ursula's Convent School
Voluntary aided secondary school in London (Greenwich).
Location
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The Ursuline convent at Greenwich was founded from Duderstadt in Germany on 1 October 1877. The sisters had lived in Duderstadt since 1700 but they were expelled from their convent by the German Chancellor Bismarck who wanted the state to control all educational establishments.
After some searching the sisters found a suitable property, 70 Crooms Hill, Greenwich, formerly a boys orphanage but subsequently empty. They took the house on a 50 year lease at 80 a year and 21 sisters came over from Duderstadt, opening their first school with 25 pupils.
Five years later, however, in 1882, an appeal came from an Australian bishop for the sisters to make a foundation in New South Wales, Ten sisters volunteered to go, and after a journey of more than 3 months they reached Armidale and set up a school, eventually establishing a network of convents across the state and up into Queensland.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
15 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Coding
- Cricket
- Dance
- Football
- Lego
- Netball
- Robotics
- Rounders
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support)
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 100193
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Greenwich
- Constituency
- Greenwich and Woolwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (3 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Pat Barber | Chair of Governors | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Ibidunni Fdowa-Eberenfu | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Grainne Grabowski | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Beatrice Adong Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Yvonne Epale Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rosa Solinas Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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