Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Buckhurst Hill (Essex).
Location
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At Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School we aim to create an environment in which children feel safe, happy and secure. By creating a positive, friendly atmosphere we hope to enable children to learn with enthusiasm. We consider the atmosphere and ethos of the school to be the responsibility of each and every individual.
We consider it of the utmost importance that all communication within our school be respectful and considerate of others feelings. Each child and adult contributes in every way possible to make our school a happy and enjoyable place in which a child can learn effectively and be assisted by the adults to work to his/her full potential.
We recognise that the ethos of the school underpins each child's spiritual, moral, cultural and social development.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
Key facts
- URN
- 147561
- 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
- Essex
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (10 current, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Packer | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jessica Austin | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Katherine Toms Confirmed same person | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2026 | |
| Mrs Kulsum Patel | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Deborah Mears | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Andrew Roy Packer | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Kiel Richardson | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 |
| Ms Alix Donovan | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Janet Namakula | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joy Barter | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Susan Jane Worthington Former | Local Governor | Appointed by trustees | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Elisabeth Jane Nunn Confirmed same person Former | Local Governance Professional - Individual Academy or Free SchoolGovernance professional | since 2024 · term ended 2025 | |
| Mr Lea Johnston Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
| Carolyn Houstoun 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