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School · PrimaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Governor records: Get Information about Schools, as at 25 October 2026.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf

Community primary school in London (Greenwich).

KS2 RWM expected
80%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
84%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
88%
▲ 14pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
84%
▲ 12pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.2%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.3
▲ 0.6 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
29.4%
▲ 5pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
80%
673 / 840 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

James Wolfe Primary School and Centre for the Deaf is a primary school located in London, Greenwich. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. The Headteacher is Victoria Gallagher.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Choir
  • Music
  • Swimming
  • Place2Be
  • Book Talk
  • Letters and Sounds
  • Little Wandle
  • Forest School

Awards

3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
  • Primary Science Quality MarkScience

Key facts

URN
131246
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
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1997

Governing body (9 current, 2 former)

Maintained school governing body.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Rebecca Earnshaw FormerChair of GovernorsNominated by LA and appointed by GBsince 2022 · term ended 2026

Full governing body

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Ms Basak Yuksel-GuneyGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2026 · until 2030
Mrs Helen SimpsonGovernorElected by school staffsince 2025 · until 2028
Mr Terry FelgateGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Katherine FordeGovernorElected by parentssince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Ms Kerry-Ann FrancisGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Joseph ThomasGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Lee WithamGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Peter WarmanGovernorAppointed by GB/boardsince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mr Stephen HarrisGovernorEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2013
Mr Joseph Armson FormerGovernorElected by school staffsince 2021 · 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