Little Ilford School
Community secondary school in London (Newham).
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
Founded in 1957, Little Ilford School is a successful mixed multicultural 11-16 secondary school with 12 forms of entry situated in the London Borough of Newham. We are a high achieving school and proud of our diverse and celebratory institution that enjoys an excellent reputation and strives to be an outward facing school working closely with our community.
We are culturally rich with an ethos based around praise, support and caring for each other. We have very high aspirations for the students whatever their personal or social challenges; we systematically remove all barriers to learning to ensure that all of our students can fulfil their potential and leave us as fully active citizens of the Manor Park community.
Most of our students begin at LIS well below national standards but achieve in line with, or exceed, national standards when they leave in Year 11; our students achieve well above national rates of progression. We expect all of our students to excel.
We intend to ensure that our students achieve even higher rates of progress and outcomes through high quality learning and teaching and a curriculum that provides opportunities for all students to excel.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Athletics
- Basketball
- Book Club
- Choir
- Cricket
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Karate
- Rounders
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 102776
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Newham
- Constituency
- East Ham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (13 current, 7 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Simon Mares Former | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2014 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headteacher Jenny Evans | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Hema Gera | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kukila Begum | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Brendalin Gabbidon | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Naseer Mohamed | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Marva Rollins | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Rashmi Makwana | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Aliza Shaikh | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Sukhminder Chawla | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rahima Begum | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Ms Joyce Pascal | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Naresh Bhudia | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Mr Ian Powell | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2003 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Chakshu Patel Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Iqbal Hussain Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Andrew Finn Former | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Peg Probett Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Flavia Tang Former | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2018 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Rebecca Hemming Former | Governor | Nominated by other body and appointed by GB | since 1999 · term ended 2026 |
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