Courtwood Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Croydon (Croydon).
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
Courtwood celebrated British Science Week 2023, focussing on the theme - connections.Each class was set an investigation looking at different connections, ranging from boats in Reception, rockets in Year 3 to Morse code in Year 6.As well as in class learning, we hosted our first ever science fair.
The children had been amazing scientists at Read More Every child at Courtwood has been working hard with Mrs McCormack and Mrs Worboys to remind us of a really important message. Inspired by Marcus Rashford and his wonderful book, children worked together to create a brilliant piece of art work to display! We had a very special reveal during our Merit Assembly last week.
Read More Huge congratulations to Logan & Spencer, Y6, who represented Croydon at the London Youth Games Cross Country event, following their own outstanding individual performances in the earlier Croydon event. Delighted to present them with their bronze medals for 3rd place at the LYG!
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
11 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- SEN Glossary
- Croydon Special Schools
- 2026 2027
- Food Checker Link
- Equipment List
- Young Carers
- Snow Guidance
- PTFA
- Cool Milk
- Croydon Early Help
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 146134
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Darryl Neville | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Julia Harwood | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Faheem Mirza | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Miss Remmy Ahebwa | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Sally Thomas | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Councillor Andy Stranack | Local Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Miss Foluwa Omolokun | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Natasha Grant | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mr Kiran Sithamparapillai Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Isabel Fixter Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Julia Harwood Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Philippa Bigden 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