Hunters Hall Primary School
Community primary school in Dagenham (Barking and Dagenham).
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
Welcome to Hunters Hall Primary School's website which I hope will give you a flavour of the day-to-day life of our successful school.
Our values ( Collaborative , Motivation , Preparation , Resilience , Creativity & Curiosity ) along with our vision: "I can be anything I want, if I can just believe in me." should lead to H APPY children who U NDERSTAND their learning; are N URTURED appropriately so that they are safe, and can T HRIVE with their talents and achievements, whilst remaining E MOTIONALLY intelligent and R ESILIENT when faced with life's challenges, thus being fully S ELF-AWARE of their own ability and their place in society.
Our school song: Believe highlights the characteristics and attitudes which we, as a school, know are essential to achieving greatness. Remember: I can be anything I want, if I can just believe in me. As wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do, I am thrilled to announce that we continue to embed the Thrive Approach principles. alongside Nurture UK.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- MyMaths
- Thrive Approach
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Fairtrade SchoolRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 131844
- 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
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1998
Governing body (9 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Allen | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2015 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Abdullah Saqueb | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jahangir Ayub | Governor | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jennifer O'Dwyer | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Lee Boyce | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Samantha Gosby | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Pierre Joseph | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mr Michael Kaitell | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 · until 2031 |
| Mrs Clare Coombe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Mr Mustafa Karagozlou Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
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