Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School
Voluntary aided primary school in London (Westminster).
Location
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Welcome to Burdett-Coutts & Townshend Foundation CE Primary School. We are a Church of England Voluntary Aided school serving a diverse and fascinating central London community. Testimonials are best heard directly from our children, so please visit us to get a real 'feel' for what we stand for.
Please contact Mrs L. Deary (Pastoral Support Manager), who will be happy to organise a visit for you. Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts , Baroness, was born in London on April 21, 1814. She took the name of Coutts in 1837 when she inherited the family banking fortune from her grandfather, Sir Thomas Coutts.
She was influenced by her great friends, Charles Dickens and the Duke of Wellington, in deciding to use her money for philanthropy; they advised her how to conserve her wealth while using it to the best advantage.
In the early 1840s, the Bishop of London informed the Dean and Chapter of Westminster that Miss Burdett-Coutts had approached him, with a proposal to build a church and school in memory of her father, and that she would like this memorial to be the centre-piece of a new parish bearing the name of St. Stephen.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Awards
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Key facts
- URN
- 101122
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Narissa Bowles | Chair of Governors | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Narissa Bowles Former | Chair of Governors | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Eleanor James | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Pauline Diminutto | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Stephanie Li Rosi | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Brown | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Anna Sladden | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2021 · until 2028 |
| Ms Yvonne Barnett | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2020 |
| Ms Jillian Bates | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Graham Buckle | Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2014 |
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