Beatrice Tate School
Community special school in London (Tower Hamlets).
Location
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Our curriculum is the means by which we meet our school aims. We believe that our curriculum at Beatrice Tate School: Beatrice Tate is a school where individuals are valued and all are expected to give of their best.
Our teaching enables our students to make sense of the world and to operate more effectively within it so that, as individuals, they become more contributing and valued members of society. Beatrice Tate School is a purpose-built day school for students aged 11-19 whose educational needs cannot adequately be met in mainstream schools.
The school was built in 2013 and provides a high quality learning environment for our learners, all of whom have an Education, Health and Care Plan. The school offers all students a broad balanced and differentiated curriculum with full entitlement to the National Curriculum. The school was last inspected by Ofsted on 25th and 26th May 2021.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Music MarkMusic
Key facts
- URN
- 100989
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
Special schools governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Gillian Stewart Ritchie | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Isobel Cattermole Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Risa Balynas | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Lauren Biebuyck | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Natalie Black | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Kamal Uddin | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Gillian Ritchie | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr H Ali | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Wayne Hazzard | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Miss Risa Balynas Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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