George Mitchell School
Academy converter all-through school in London (Waltham Forest).
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
Our motto ' At George Mitchell, Everything We Do We Do with PRIDE ' applies to everyone in our school community. We expect and encourage students, staff and families to push beyond themselves to improve their skills so that our students are given the best learning opportunities in school and at home.
Tel (020) 8539 6198 Fax (020) 8988 9658 E-mail (Kathleen Smith, Secondary Office Manager) Secondary Site: Farmer Road, Leyton, London, E10 5DN Primary Site: Byron Road, London, E10 5DT
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
31 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Partnership Learning
- Senior Leadership Team
- School History
- Video
- Wraparound Childcare (Primary)
- Lettings
- Complaints
- Primary English
- Primary Mathematics
- Primary Science
- Primary Art and Design
- Primary Music
- Primary Design Technology
- Primary Geography
- Primary History
- Primary Computing
and 15 more
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- UNICEF Rights Respecting SchoolsChildren's rights
Key facts
- URN
- 145106
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Constituency
- Leyton and Wanstead
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (8 current, 3 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ismael Gonzalez | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rahul Salwan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Caroline Russell | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 | |
| Jo Hadaway | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Courtney Reid | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Danielle Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Aoife Deane | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Benita Simmons | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
| Ms Hannah Gillott Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mr James Smith Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Miss Edna Asantewaa Addai Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 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