Sunnyhill Primary School
Community primary school in London (Lambeth).
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
Sunnyhill Road School was built in 1900 on land given by the family of Beriah Drew, Lord of the Manor of Leigham. It was the 444th school to be built by the London School Board, whose initials LSB can be seen in various motifs on the outside of the building together with the date of the year in which it was built.
The school was originally designed to accommodate 450 juniors and 358 infants, a total of 808 pupils and the land and building cost just over 26,000. The school was the first major public building to be erected in Streatham in the opening year of the twentieth century.
A large gathering of local dignitaries assembled in the school hall on Thursday November 9th when the new building was officially opened by the Rev. W. Copeland Bowie, Chairman of the Accommodation Committee of the London School Board. In 1903 an Evening Institute was established here teaching book keeping, cooking and shorthand among other subjects.
In 1944, during WWII, the school was badly damaged by a V1 rocket in the war, but miraculously it was empty at the time and no one was seriously injured.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
13 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Boxing
- Coding
- Computing
- Cooking
- Debating
- Mindfulness
- Music
- Stem
- Swimming
- Textiles
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Forest School
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 100585
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- 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 Tom Veness | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandra Foderaro | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Catherine Tillson | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Alison Blackhall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2029 |
| Diana Nortey | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Shreena Kotecha | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mr James Canvin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2028 |
| Michael Holland | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2014 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Tanya D'Albis Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Nicholas Thacker Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Paulina Bartman Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2018 · 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