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Paddock School

Community special school in London (Wandsworth).

Pupils
246
on roll
Ofsted
Report card
inspected Jul 2026
Attendance rate
91.4%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
6.4
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
65.9%
school census 15/01/2026
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
101%
246 / 244 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
10.5%
2024/25

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

Our Vision is 'To Nurture, Inspire and Transform Lives.' Our school values came about as a result of consultation with pupils, staff and governors. The values sit perfectly alongside our Rights Respecting values and our school and class charters, based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Times Tables Rock Stars

Key facts

URN
101102
Type
Community special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
4 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Local authority
Wandsworth
Constituency
Tooting
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (11 current, 4 former)

Special schools governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Tim PethybridgeChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 1993 · until 2028

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Joanna ChmielewskaGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Thabani KaingaGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Surabhi SharmaGovernorElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Issop KoheealleeGovernorElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Dev SinghviGovernorNominated by other body and appointed by GBsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Paul HayesGovernorElected by parentssince 2021 · until 2029
Mr Jeeven BediGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2020 · until 2028
Mr Bruce JonesGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Georgina HaniaGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2030
Mrs Sarah AsquithGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 1995 · until 2030
Ms Mimie Zabulonda Wite-Nkate FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mr Gavin Marshall FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2026
Mrs Surabhi Sharma FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2021 · term ended 2025
Mrs Bobbie Cooper FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 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