Edinburgh Primary School
Community primary school in London (Waltham Forest).
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
We are a welcoming community school delivering a tailored learning experience; rich in academic excellence and creative arts. At Edinburgh, we are committed to: With three years of great KS2 SATs outcomes above the national average, we know the strength of our curriculum, teaching and learning.
Additionally, the achievement of our more able pupils is outstanding with 40%+ pupils achieving the greater depth of study in grammar, reading and maths. Our phonics programme is also highly effective, ensuring 89% of our children pass the statutory phonics assessment in year one.
The RWI synthetic phonics programme is nationally recognised and sets our younger pupils on a very secure start to their love of literacy. -real opportunities to perform to an audience ~ school fayres, class productions and assemblies -a half termly art competition to complete at home (with prizes!) -the offer of a wide range of clubs Developing well-rounded children who are independent thinkers with a sense of responsibility for themselves and others...
Developing healthy children and working with our community...
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
20 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Choir
- Climbing
- Computing
- Creative Writing
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Gardening
- Music
- Netball
- Orchestra
- Pottery
- Sewing
- Stem
- Swimming
- Accelerated Reader
and 4 more
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Eco Schools Green FlagEnvironment
- Sing UpRecognised award
- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 103053
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 2 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Moronke Olubobokun | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Ellie Green | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Aktar Beg | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mohammad Patel | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Tarlochan Ghale | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Holly Midwinter | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Fiona Fairmaner | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Andrew Cherry Former | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Tracey Goddard Former | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · 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