Gainsborough Primary School
Community primary school in London (Hackney).
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
You will find excellence, enjoyment and inspiration at every turn in our school. We focus on educational excellence while ensuring we enable the development of the whole child. We ensure children are taught to own their own behaviour and make respectful choices.
We have experts in every field in our school from specialist teachers in music, art, Spanish and PE to highly skilled teachers teaching reading, writing and maths. To find out more about what our school can offer your child and family please read our Why Choose Gainsborough leaflet which shows how we set ourselves apart from other schools.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
25 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- June 2025
- June 2023
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- April 2022
- November 2021
- October 2021
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- June 2021
- March 2021
- December 2020
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and 9 more
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 100225
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Alexandra Corley Smith | Chair of Governors | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr John Clark Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Gill Brady | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Andrew Willet | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Varda Lassman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Maria Middleton | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Adeola Olukosi | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Sang Yoon (Tim) Lee | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Terri Harrigan | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Rui Zhu | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Sian Davies | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Patricia Adal | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Sheridan Gateley | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Janet Taylor | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Laura Luz Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Sam Hobbs Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · 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