Spa School, Bermondsey
Academy special converter school in London (Southwark).
Location
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Spa Education Trust is a multi-academy trust with two special schools for autistic pupils. The trust was established in 2018 with the conversion of Spa School Bermondsey, our secondary school for students aged 11-19. Spa School Camberwell, our school for pupils aged 4 to 16, opened in September 2020.
Each school provides high quality teaching and learning with a curriculum specifically designed to meet the needs of autistic students. Our vision underpins everything we do as we prepare our children and young people for their future adult life. We support our pupils, whatever their age, on their journey to be the happiest and most independent adults they can be.
We celebrate individuality and foster independence and work closely with families and carers to build strong, supportive communities around our students. The trust is led by a dedicated team of educators, trustees, and governors from a range of backgrounds—including education, finance, HR, and governance.
Together, we create schools where autistic children and young people thrive.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 146190
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Southwark
- Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2018
Governing body (6 current, 0 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 David May Confirmed same person | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Bryn De Ivey | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Janet Lucas | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Cherise Abraham-Odukale | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Gavin Tucker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Georgina Quigley | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2022 |
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