Copthall School
Academy converter secondary school in London (Barnet).
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
It is with great pleasure and a sense of privilege being the Headteacher at Copthall School. This is a wonderful and exceptionally successful girls comprehensive school that aims to provide all our students with the very best start in life by providing them with an outstanding education. Copthall School is a popular school with a rich and respected history.
Staff and students are together, continuously striving for excellence and to be the best that we can be.
Our mission statement, Excellent Education for All and our five values (Responsibility, Respect, Aspiration, Equality for All, and Support and Safety) underpin everything we do to ensure all our students are confident, ambitious and determined to be the very best they can be.
Our school ensures that each student in our care reaches their full potential academically, and, in addition, develops a broad set of skills that will enable them to be successful, happy, healthy and thrive socially, emotionally and physically in our ever-changing world.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basketball
- Dance
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Football
- Mindfulness
- Netball
- Rounders
- Rugby
- Stem
- Swimming
Awards
5 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
Key facts
- URN
- 138685
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Constituency
- Hendon
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (17 current, 8 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.18 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 Anthony Franks Confirmed same person | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Evelyn Yang Taylor Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Elena Waters Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Anthony Franks Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Sarah Couchman Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Alex Fraser | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 |
| Mrs Funmi Esuola | Chief Financial OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Maria Winters Confirmed same person | Accounting OfficerTrust officer | since 2023 | |
| Mrs Maria Winters Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Ihjaaz Qureshi Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Parent appointed by GB/board due to no election candidates | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Jane Sanchez Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · until 2028 |
| Rev Joshua Jakee Kane | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Mr Frank Orman | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2020 |
| Ms Anjula Singh Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 |
| Ms Afiya Chohollo Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Elaine Sheila Runswick Confirmed same person | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2016 · until 2028 |
| Ms Mahjabin Quadir Confirmed same person | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2015 |
| Ms Victoria Romaner Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Victoria Romaner Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Kym Hamer Confirmed same person Former | MemberTrust members | Appointed by academy members | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Adenike (Nikki) Ogun Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Janet Hallett Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Claire Buxton Confirmed same person Former | Chair of TrusteesTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Caroline Carter Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Katarzyna Maziarka-Nyampingidza Confirmed same person Former | TrusteeTrust board | Appointed by academy members | since 2019 · 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