Millfields Community 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
Term starts for children on Monday 13th April End of term is Friday 17th July at 2pm. Term starts for children on Wednesday 2nd September -TBC The secondary school destinations of pupils from Millfields 2024 can be seen here Millfields is a much larger than average primary school.
The school serves an area of significant deprivation and its pupils represent a very wide range of ethnic backgrounds, with the largest groups being those of Asian, White, Black Caribbean and Black African heritage.
The community is culturally and ethnically diverse: some 8% of our pupils are Turkish, 6% African Caribbean, 66% White British, 11% from other white European backgrounds and the remainder are from a wide range of ethnic groups represented in smaller numbers.
This means that the percentage of pupils from minority ethnic groups is more than twice the National average and therefore the school works hard to be culturally inclusive. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school. Many pupils speak English as an additional language and a large proportion are at the early stages of learning the language.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dodgeball
- Football
- Mandarin
- Music
- Stem
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- World Challenge
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 100231
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Hackney
- Constituency
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ben McMullen | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Faraaz Samadi | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Rachel Stone | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Dudley White | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Antonia Orr | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Mr Richard Buckley | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2029 |
| Miss Ceylan Ismail | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Damian Holt | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Sandy Stanton Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Mark Greatrex Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Jane Betsworth Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · 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