St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in Thornton Heath (Croydon).
Location
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Welcome to St Cyprian's Greek Orthodox Primary Academy Thank you for visiting our website which will hopefully give you a little glimpse into how special our school is. St. Cyprian's is a happy, friendly school.
We encourage our boys and girls to express themselves confidently, to develop their leadership skills and to be ambitious, all within a nurturing and supportive environment.
We strive to develop a passion for learning which is driven by high quality teaching, a broad, balanced, interesting curriculum and by the fact that we know our children, their strengths, talents and potential; all upon which we build. This enables the children to "enjoy the challenge" and "set the bar high".
Cyprian's is proud to educate pupils with a range of academic abilities, and we do so within a culture of aspiration for all; teachers here will stretch, challenge and support in equal measure. We aim to ensure that all barriers to learning are removed so every pupil reaches their own full potential. This includes regularly looking at every child's capacity to achieve more.
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.- Dodgeball
- Football
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 138335
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Greek Orthodox
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Streatham and Croydon North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (18 current, 9 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.21 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Phillipson Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr George Lazarides Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Philip Kakoulli | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Ahsia Malik Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Father Stephen Morys | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Natalie Richards Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew McDonald Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2025 | |
| Mr Andrew McDonald Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Ms Maria Loizou Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Abigail McNeil Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Leonore Fernandes Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mrs Vasoula Baron Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 |
| Ms Victoria Yeats Confirmed same person | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2022 | |
| Mrs Aredi Christou Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Loulias | MemberTrust members | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 |
| Mr Andreas Theodorou Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2016 |
| Dr Andreas Andreou Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 |
| Mr Panicos Soteriou Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 |
| Mrs Roxanne Gleave Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Amy Roberts Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter Papanastasiou Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Peter Papanastasiou Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Nikoleta Tsiama Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Mr Peter Tragoulias Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
| His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Loulias Former | TrusteeTrust board | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Anna Hawkins Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2012 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr Philip Prodromou Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2012 · 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