Whittingham Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in London (Waltham Forest).
Location
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Whittingham Primary Academy is part of United Learning . We seek to improve the life chances of all the children and young people we serve and make it our mission to bring out the best in everyone - students, staff, parents and the wider community. We are uniquely united across both the state and the independent sectors; we make learning and improvement our focus.
Together, we are one of the country's leading education providers, currently educating over 60,000 students and employing over 9,000 members of staff including over 5,000 teachers. We provide a broad education, which prepares young people to progress in learning and to make a success of their lives.
We focus sharply on the evidence of what makes it more likely that young people will progress and succeed, apply that to our practice and continue to learn and develop our schools. We make it a priority to provide teachers with excellent professional support and development, so that every child receives an excellent experience.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
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Key facts
- URN
- 139317
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (3 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Booth | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Carlo Beschi | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Susan Tierney | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
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