Southwold Primary School
Community primary school in Hackney (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
At the end of the Summer term, we held our first ever Viridis Federation Music Festival at Hackney Round Chapel. There were a range of musical talents on display, including a Samba Band, Orchestra and our Federation Choir. It was a fantastic success.
All children have the chance to learn a musical instrument in our school, with some children also taking up the opportunity to have specialist lessons in the piano, guitar, drums, flute and violin. If you would like your child to benefit from learning an instrument, we subsidise the costs of lessons and can also lend instruments for practise at home free of charge.
Please ask more in our school office or by emailing
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Early Years
- Year Groups
- Manage options
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Sing UpRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 100242
- 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 (11 current, 4 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Victoria Crawford | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Faruk Tinaz | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Councillor Ian Douglas Rathbone | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Caroline English | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Tolu Ojo-Williams | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Gowland | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Alberta Senyah | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lenna Marson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Aya Haidar | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Neil Cook | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Claudia Moreira | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Samson Brough Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Noah Birkstead Breen Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Kay Richardson Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Hannah Lownsbrough Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | 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