St Margarets CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Barking (Barking and Dagenham).
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
St Margarets C of E Primary School was founded in 1649 and the present building was opened in 1968. The original one form entry school was extended to a two form entry school in 1994 to enable additional pupils to access the opportunities offered by the school.
The school has its own Foundation Stage and the school is able to offer high standards of educational provision to 400 pupils. Over the years, many facilities in the school have improved as a part of the schools determination to provide an excellent Christian based education within a stimulating and creative environment.
The Governors are responsible for providing and maintaining the building and for implementing the National Curriculum. The day to day organisation of the school is in the hands of the Head Teacher, Mrs Bannon, with guidance from the academy and the Diocesan Educational Committee.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
3 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- No Outsiders
- Numbots
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Awards
3 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Eco SchoolsEnvironment
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Teaching School HubRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 144035
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Constituency
- Barking
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2017
Governing body (8 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Ade Ademola | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Angela Alabi | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2028 |
| Ms Daniella Peters | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Leila Campbell-Gayle | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Alan Harris | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emma Cherry | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Alisha Anderson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2029 |
| Mr Hilton Idahosa Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2010 · until 2029 |
| Revd Mark Adams Former | Local Governor | Appointed by academy members | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Toyin Dairo Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · 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