Selwyn Primary School
Academy converter primary school in London (Newham).
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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Selwyn Primary School is a primary school located in London, Newham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 462 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the NEWHAM COMMUNITY LEARNING. The school is led by Miss Helen Mawer.
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 142726
- 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
- Newham
- Constituency
- West Ham and Beckton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (5 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is 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 Matthew Carlile Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Lindsey Foster | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Martha Enthoven | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Linda Armand | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Helen Mawer | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Ms Laura Partington Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Oneija Taher Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Lucy Nicholls Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · 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