St Luke's Church of England Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Tower Hamlets).
Location
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St. Luke's School has been in existence since 1866 when the school was an extension of the Sunday school of St. Luke's Church, Millwall, which had been built two years earlier in 1864. In these early days, the school was what was called a Dames school.
There were no trained teachers, but local ladies did their best to teach the children the alphabet, handwriting and simple arithmetic. Of course, most children could not afford to pay, and the school was very small. The building of St. Luke's Church was made of iron, and it was known as the Iron Church.
Slowly, the numbers of the children increased and holding lessons in the Iron Church became extremely difficult.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 100954
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (11 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Blaby | Chair of Governors | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Marta Godinho | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Ashdown | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Blaby | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Louise Collie | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Paola Venegas | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Linda Ntende | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Calum Howard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Mr Luke Hastings | Governor | Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable) | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Fr Ed Dix | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Revd Tom Pyke | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2006 |
| Dr Margaret Senbanjo Former | Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Felicity Legg Former | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
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