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Essendine Primary School

Community primary school in London (Westminster).

KS2 RWM expected
84%
▲ 22pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
98%
▲ 23pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
95%
▲ 21pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
86%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
92.3%
▼ 2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
22.6
▲ 1.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
49.8%
▲ 25pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
52%
237 / 454 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

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

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

Essendine Primary School is a primary school located in London, Westminster. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 262 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 454. The school is led by Mr Aaron Sumner.

Key facts

URN
101111
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
Westminster
Constituency
Queen's Park and Maida Vale
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Governing body (16 current, 9 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Christopher PearsonChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Carol Foyle FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Christopher Pearson FormerChair of GovernorsAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mr Dean NewbyGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Walid LehmerGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2029
Ms Stella WilsonGovernorElected by school staffsince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Zeinab Babiker IbrahimGovernorElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2029
Ms Jayne VertkinGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Loraine HancockGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Ms Sara BonettiGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Dan FreedmanGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Aaron RathmellGovernorNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Altaf KassamGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mr Ben ComminsGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mrs Ernestine FiertzGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Mrs Helen CookeGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Ms Christine BlewettGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2029
Aaron Wesley SumnerGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2022
Mr Christopher Pearson FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · term ended 2026
Ms Zeinab Ibrahim FormerGovernorElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2025
Mr Jason Clarridge FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Inese Kronberga FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Janet White FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Madeleine Mc Laren FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025
Will Austen Jacobs FormerGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · term ended 2025

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