Concordia Academy
Free schools primary school in Romford (Havering).
Location
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At Concordia, we are passionate about education and work hard to give our children experiences which provide them with a fantastic start in life and ensure they develop high aspirations for the future. We feel very privileged to work in such a vibrant and dynamic community as we recognise that the engagement of all stakeholders is an important aspect of a successful school.
In essence, we feel our school is a place where children, staff and families are valued and all work together to ensure that children are challenged academically, inspired creatively and supported and fostered in their development.
All our endeavours are concentrated on our core vision: We empower our children to blossom into happy, respectful and ambitious members of society, making an excellent contribution to the world. We embrace challenge, recognise and learn from our mistakes and are always willing to have a go.
Our students are courageous in their learning, articulate their ideas well and are leaders of their own learning. Our students have high self-image, self-esteem and self-discipline. Our school community adopts a creative approach to learning and teaching. Our school strives to be at the forefront of innovation in areas such as maths and literacy.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Football
- Music
- Swimming
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Basic Skills Quality MarkLiteracy and numeracy
- Duke of EdinburghPersonal development
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
Key facts
- URN
- 142885
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Havering
- Constituency
- Romford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (7 current, 2 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 Stuart Norman Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sadiq Ali Khan | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mr Manzoor Ahmed | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Rebecca Shaw | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Elizabeth McLellan | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gaynor Griffin | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Raheel Akhtar | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2016 |
| Ms Elizabeth Sims Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Natasha Bokde Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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