Brentside High School
Foundation secondary school in London (Ealing).
Location
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Brentside High School is a high achieving, vibrant, successful secondary school, which provides high quality education for the young people in our care. It is a place where students talents and abilities are fostered and inspired and where the unique capabilities, gifts and needs of each individual are recognised and supported.
Our school vision reads Brentside High School challenges all to achieve excellence as lifelong learners with the highest expectations of themselves and others. No exceptions, no excuses.
We believe that every child Our motto underpins everything we do in school from ensuring that all our students are encouraged to achieve their full potential, in and out of the classroom, to the continuing professional development of our highly qualified staff.
Brentside High School challenges all to achieve excellence as lifelong learners with the highest expectations of themselves and others. GCSE outcomes for the last 10 years have been consistently significantly above those of students nationally. Achievement is strong across both A Levels and the vocational BTEC qualifications.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 101939
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Ealing
- Constituency
- Ealing North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 3 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Liz Ball Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Kirstin Green | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kelvin Ka Fi Yip | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alex Hole | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Barry Scanlan | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Tiffanie Harrison | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Beth Harvey | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Cristi Gonzalez | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Richard Costella | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Catherine Coady | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Steve Macallister | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Thanu Kurien | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Charlotte Hames | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Edmund Yeo | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Barry Scanlan Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Sara Sarpi Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 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