Wellington Primary School
Community primary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
Location
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Welcome to Our Website! Click to scroll down Wellington Primary School is located on Wellington Way, behind Bow Road Underground Station. The school opened in 1928, and has been redeveloped to improve our learning spaces and create an environment fit for learning in the 21st century. We currently have 400 pupils on roll, aged between 3 years and 11 years.
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In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Music
- Swimming
- Philosophy for Children (P4C)
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 100927
- 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
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Stratford and Bow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Henderson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krishna Chakrapani | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Jamsin Newman | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Enita Kang | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Krishna Santhanam | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Jaya Gill | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Shakirah Nazim | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rejaur Rahman | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Clifford Atkins | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Bethany Walton | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Martin Grant | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2009 |
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