Curwen 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).Curwen Primary School is a primary school located in London, Newham. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 854 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 840. It is part of the THE TAPSCOTT LEARNING TRUST. The school is led by Mr Paul Harris.
Enrichment
7 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Computing
- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Music
- Swimming
- Forest School
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
- International School AwardRecognised award
- Leading Parent Partnership AwardWorking with families
Key facts
- URN
- 144142
- 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
- 2017
Governing body (10 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Helen Lam | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2029 |
| Ms Justyna Tosun Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Nadja Maniscalchi | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Shahidur Rahman | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Nick Oram | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Wahida Malik | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Joan Spencer | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2028 |
| Ms Carly Tully | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Ms Swasthi Mahabeer | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Kate Mansfield | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Mr Paul Harris Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
| Ms Juliana Olayana Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Helen Lam Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2021 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Justyna Tosun Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2020 · 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